Standard Lemma guide
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noun
A beam with cross-section shaped like a capital letter I (with serifs top and bottom), used in construction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
A cursor shaped like the letter I, usually indicating text that can be edited or selected.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
girder having a cross section resembling the letter `I'
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: girder
History
Since it resembles a capital letter I with serifs.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
