beam (subs.) Copy link Outline I. A large piece of timber1. tignum2. trabs, trăbis, f. (sometimes compacted of several tigna; and generally larger)3. transtrum (prop. of the cross-benches of ships)II. The cross-beam of a loomIII. The cross-bar of a balanceIV. A sun-beam,1. jŭbar, ăris, n.2. rădĭus or r. solis • beam (subs.): I. A large piece of timber: 1. tignum: above that place they threw two transverse b.s, supra eum locum duo t. transversa injecerunt, Caes.: Hor.: a small b., tĭgillum: Liv.: Cat. 2. trabs, trăbis, f. (sometimes compacted of several tigna; and generally larger): timbers and b.s, tigna trabesque, Lucr.: Caes.: Ov. 3. transtrum (prop. of the cross-benches of ships): Caes.: Virg.: Vitr. Adj.: trăbālis, e, beam-like: a huge beam-like nail, clavus t., Hor.: a b.-like weapon, t. telum, Virg. II. The cross-beam of a loom: jŭgum: Ov.: v. Dict. Ant. p. 1100. III. The cross-bar of a balance: scāpus: Vitr. IV. A sun-beam, 1. jŭbar, ăris, n.: Lucr.: Ov. 2. rădĭus or r. solis: v. ray.