jácena — meaning in English
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English meaning
- beam noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.
- girder noun A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.
- rafter noun One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.
Senses
jácena is used for these senses in English:
- beam (nautical) One of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid, and acting as part of the support for keeping the sides of the vessel in shape — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones; cf. abeam, beam-ends.
- beam (nautical) The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam).
- girder A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.
- rafter (architecture) One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.
beam — full definition
- noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.
- noun A ray or narrow stream of light.
- noun A wide, happy smile.
- verb To smile broadly and happily.
- verb To send out light, or to transmit signals or data wirelessly.
girder — full definition
- noun A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.
- noun One who girds; a satirist.