Phrase guide

warp beam

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The roller on which the warp is wound in a loom.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles, weaving

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: back beam

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: نَوْل (nawl) — warp roll
  • Arabic: مِنْوَل (minwal) — warp roll
  • Arabic: مِنْوَال (minwāl) — warp roll
  • Aramaic: ܢܰܘܠܴܐ (nawlā) — warp roll
  • Breton: karvan — warp roll
  • Bulgarian: кросно (krosno) — warp roll
  • Chinese Mandarin: 經軸 /经轴 — warp roll
  • Dutch: kettingboom — warp roll
  • Finnish: tukki — warp roll
  • French: ensouple — warp roll
  • Galician: rodal — warp roll
  • German: Kettbaum — warp roll
  • German: Webebaum — warp roll
  • Ancient Greek: ἱστός (histós) — warp roll
  • Italian: subbio — warp roll
  • Latin: insūbulum — warp roll
  • Latin: iugum — warp roll
  • Macedonian: вратило (vratilo) — warp roll
  • Persian: نورد (navard) — warp roll
  • Romanian: sul — warp roll
  • Russian: наво́й (navój) — warp roll
  • Serbo-Croatian: вра̀тило — warp roll
  • Serbo-Croatian: vràtilo — warp roll
  • Spanish: enjulio — warp roll
  • Swedish: varpbom — warp roll