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beam::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | electron beam, ray |
| Type of | electromagnetic radiation, nonparticulate radiation, electromagnetic wave |
| Has types | cathode ray, particle beam |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | beam of light, irradiation, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light |
| Type of | visible radiation, visible light, light |
| Has types | moonbeam, moon ray, moon-ray, low beam, heat ray, sunbeam, sunray, laser beam, high beam |
| Derivation | beamy |
beam::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | radio beam |
| Type of | signal, signaling, sign |
beam::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | glow, radiate, shine |
| Type of | experience, feel |
She was beaming with joy.
beam::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | air, broadcast, send, transmit |
| Type of | publicize, bare, air, publicise |
| Has types | televise, satellite, sportscast, telecast, rebroadcast, rerun, interrogate |
beam::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | balance beam |
| Type of | gymnastic apparatus, exerciser |
beam::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | structural member, piece |
| Has types | baulk, balk, timber, traverse, lintel, keelson, keel, joist, header, crosspiece, crossbeam, cantilever, ridge, rider plate, rafter, tie, tie beam, trave, box girder, box beam, girder, rooftree, shore, shoring, ridgepole |
beam::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | smile |
Examples of beam
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Grabbing an overhead beam, she held on as a torrent rushed through the building.
From the washingtontimes.com
Original details include a carved beam ceiling, arched doorways and Malibu tile.
From the latimes.com
Imagine a balance beam routine over four hooves, cantering in a constant circle.
From the sacbee.com
The dining area, living room and kitchen are connected under open-beam ceilings.
From the sfgate.com
He asks his guests to show snapshots of their kids, and the ladies at home beam.
From the time.com
The Americans won just one medal Sunday, a bronze on balance beam by Ivana Hong.
From the usatoday.com
This was a letdown, because in the real world I really do like the balance beam.
From the ocregister.com
High-beams can pick up deer eyes at a greater distance than low-beam headlights.
From the toledoblade.com
The beam is also 2 inches high, which is enough to engage and challenge balance.
From the dispatch.com
- Radio beam: a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
- Smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
- Long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
- Shine: emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"
- A group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
- Express with a beaming face or smile; "he beamed his approval"
- A beam in musical notation is a thick line frequently used to connect multiple consecutive eighth notes (quavers), or notes of shorter value (indicated by two or more beams), and occasionally rests. ...
- The beam of a ship is its width at the widest point. Generally speaking, the wider the beam of a ship (or boat), the more initial stability it has, at expense of reserve stability in the event of a capsize, where more energy is required to right the vessel from its inverted position. ...
- A beam is a structural element that is capable of withstanding load primarily by resisting bending. The bending force induced into the material of the beam as a result of the external loads, own weight, span and external reactions to these loads is called a bending moment.
