Beam

The beam in nautical terminology refers to the most extreme width (or breadth) of a vessel.

A beam is a construction element in buildings. Primarily constructed of steel, it serves as a support element for transferring vertical, most often gravitational, forces to walls or pillars which in turn transfers the force downwards. Many types of beams exist, and a common way to distinguish between types are by profile, the shape of a cross section of the beam. One of the most common type of beam is the I-beam, commonly used for support in steel frame buildings such as houses and bridges.

In musical notation, a beam is one or more lines used to connect multiple consecutive eighth notes, sixteenth notes, etc. Beams usually connect notes of the same duration, but in general they may connect any combination of notes usually written with flags.

A BEAM robot is an automatically moving machine based on analog electronics.

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