Assertion: beam | /r/HasProperty | horizontal member
Facets:
value: usually
type: DEGREE
value: in musical notation
type: OTHER
value: in building construction
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In building construction, a beam is a horizontal member spanning an opening and carrying a load that may be a brick or stone wall above the opening, in which case the beam is often called a lintel (see post-and-lintel system).
text: In musical notation, a beam is a horizontal or diagonal line used to connect multiple consecutive notes (and occasionally rests) to indicate rhythmic grouping.
text: beam is a horizontal structural element that withstand vertical loads, shear forces and bending moments.
text: Beams are usually horizontal structural elements that carry loads perpendicular to their longitudinal direction.