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Equalising beam

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waybeamnoun(rail transport) A longitudinal timber supporting railway track, especially on a bridge.
balance beamnoun(gymnastics) A gymnastics apparatus, a narrow wooden rail used in artistic (athletic) gymnastics.
spring beamnoun(construction) A beam of considerable span, without central support; the tie beam of a truss.
working beamnounAlternative form of walking beam. [In a vertical engine, a horizontal beam, usually trussed, that transmits power to the crankshaft through the connecting-rod.]
scalebeamnounA weighing apparatus with a sliding weight, resembling a steelyard.
beamnounA broad smile.
equalizernoun(sports) A goal, run, point, etc. that equalizes the score.
tiebeamnoun(architecture) A beam acting as a tie, as at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters, to prevent them from thrusting out the wall.
walking beamnounIn a vertical engine, a horizontal beam, usually trussed, that transmits power to the crankshaft through the connecting-rod.
straining beamnoun(architecture) A horizontal truss joining the queen posts in rafters.
ladder beamnounA scaffolding beam, resembling a ladder, composed of a pair of tubular members connected by struts
breastbeamnounPart of a loom.
back beamnoun(textiles, weaving) Synonym of warp beam.
weighbeamnounA kind of large steelyard or scale that works by balance, as opposed to a spring.
section beamnoun(textiles) In warping, a roller that receives the yarn from the spools.
cross-membernounAlternative spelling of crossmember. [(architecture) A transverse structural support.]
t-beamnoun(construction, mechanical engineering) A structural member with a cross section shaped like the letter T.
forebeamnoun(nautical) A horizontal spar across the bow of some sailing vessels, used to stabilize the hulls of a catamaran, to secure a bowsprit, or to tie down the tack when there is no bowsprit.
stub axlenoun(automotive, mechanical engineering) An axle supporting only one wheel of a pair on opposite sides of a vehicle.
sealed beamnoun(technology) A type of electric lamp for producing a beam of light in which the filament is sealed inside a unit consisting of the reflector and lens so as to ensure the alignment of the beam and to protect the reflector from becoming dirty or tarnished.

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