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The linear or areal dimension over which a higher component transmits load to a lower component
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| beam |
heavy main support element made of concrete, steel, or wood and running horizontally between columns or load bearing walls. It may be supported at one, two or more points, but not throughout its length.
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| bead |
A wood strip against which a swinging sash closes, as in a casement window. Also, a finishing trim at the sides and top of the frame to hold the sash, as in a fixed sash or a double-hung window. Also referred to as bead stop.
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| beak |
The rounded or pointed extremity of a bivalve shell, the starting point of growth; also termed the umbo. The small tip of a bivalve shell, near the hinge; also, any spoutlike elongation of a shell (eg, Cuspidaria).See also Umbo.
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| bead |
Small rounded knob on a rib.
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