Bead (disambiguation)

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A bead is a decorative object.

Bead may also refer to:

• Bead (woodworking)
• Beadwork, an ornament or utensil made from beads
• Ferrite bead, a typically non-decorative passive electric component used to suppress high frequency noise in electronic circuits
• Anal beads, a sex toy consisting of multiple spheres or balls attached together in series
• Bead test, a type of chemical analysis
• Bead method, a process of cell disruption for releasing biological molecules contained in cells
• Tire bead is a term for the edge of a tire that sits on the wheel
• Weld bead, deposit of filler metal from a single welding pass on a welding joint
• Bead lily, a common name for several flowering plant species in genus Clintonia