"I-beam" meaning in All languages combined

See I-beam on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: I-beams [plural]
Etymology: Since it resembles a capital letter I with serifs. Head templates: {{en-noun}} I-beam (plural I-beams)
  1. (engineering) A beam with cross-section shaped like a capital letter I (with serifs top and bottom), used in construction. Categories (topical): Engineering Translations (I-shaped beam): I-palkki (Finnish), I-bhíoma [masculine] (Irish), پوترل (putrel) (Ottoman Turkish), dwuteownik [masculine] (Polish), двута́вр (dvutávr) [masculine] (Russian), двута́вровая ба́лка (dvutávrovaja bálka) [feminine] (Russian), putrel (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-I-beam-en-noun-OdVCn1v8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 72 28 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'I-shaped beam': 61 39
  2. (computing, graphical user interface) A cursor shaped like the letter I, usually indicating text that can be edited or selected. Categories (topical): Computing, Graphical user interface
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: I-girder

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