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I-BEAM

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Dictionary entry overview: What does I-beam mean?

• I-BEAM (noun)
The noun I-BEAM has 1 sense:

1. girder having a cross section resembling the letter 'I'

Familiarity information: I-BEAM used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• I-BEAM (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Girder having a cross section resembling the letter 'I'

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("I-beam" is a kind of...):

girder (a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure)

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