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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

part, portion go
something less than the whole of a human artifact

piece go
a separate part of a whole

beam
long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction

noun.artifact

15 Subcategories

box beam, box girder go
a beam built up from boards
cantilever go
projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only
girder go
a beam made usually of steel
header go
a framing member crossing and supporting the ends of joists, studs, or rafters so as to transfer their weight to parallel joists, studs, or rafters
header, lintel go
horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window
joist go
beam used to support floors or roofs
keel go
one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel
keelson go
a longitudinal beam connected to the keel of ship to strengthen it
balk, rafter, baulk go
one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
rider plate go
a horizontal beam (or plate) connected to the top of a ship's vertical keel or to the keelson
ridge, ridgepole, rooftree go
a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top
shoring, shore go
a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support
tie, tie beam go
a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating
timber go
a beam made of wood
traverse, crosspiece, trave, crossbeam go
a horizontal beam that extends across something