No. 5,348 in German
balken
Beam.
In a sentence
Der Balken in der Decke trägt das Dach des Hauses.
The beam in the ceiling supports the roof of the house.
In this sentence, 'Balken' refers to a structural beam used in construction.
Ein Balken hatte die Skala im Diagramm dargestellt.
A bar represented the scale in the diagram.
Here, 'Balken' is used to describe a graphical bar in a representation like a bar chart.
Das Licht schien durch den Balken im Fenster.
The light shone through the bar in the window.
In this context, 'Balken' refers to a horizontal bar forming part of the window frame.
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