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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'play

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


 Dictionary entry details 


I-BEAM (noun)


Sense 1

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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