Definitions for beambim

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

beambim(n.)

any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, etc., used esp. as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
Category: Building Trades
a horizontal bearing member, as a joist or lintel, or a transverse supporting structural member on a ship.
Category: Building Trades
the extreme width of a ship.
Category: Nautical, Navy
Slang. the measure across both hips or buttocks.
Category: Status (usage)
(in a loom) a roller or cylinder on which the warp is wound before weaving. a similar cylinder on which cloth is wound as it is woven.
Category: Machinery
the crossbar of a balance from which the scales or pans are suspended.
Category: Weights and Measures
a ray or stream of light or other radiation, as gamma rays, electrons, or subatomic particles.
Category: Electronics
a group of nearly parallel rays.
Category: Optics
a radio signal transmitted along a narrow course, used to guide pilots.
Category: Radio and Television
a radiant smile.
the principal stem of the antler of a deer.
Category: Mammals
(v.t.)to emit in or as if in beams or rays.
to transmit (a radio or television signal) in a particular direction.
Category: Radio and Television
to direct (a radio or television program, commercial message, etc.) to a predetermined audience.
Category: Radio and Television, Showbiz
(v.i.)to emit beams, as of light.
Category: Physics, Optics
to smile radiantly or happily.

Idioms for beam:

on the beam, on the course indicated by a radio beam. Informal. correct; exact.
Category: Aeronautics, Idiom

Origin of beam:

bef. 900; ME beem, OE bēam tree, post, ray of light, c. OFris bām, OHG boum, ON bathmr

Princeton's WordNet

radio beam, beam(noun)
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
beam(noun)
long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
beam, ray, electron beam(noun)
a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation(noun)
a column of light (as from a beacon)
beam(noun)
(nautical) breadth amidships
beam(noun)
the broad side of a ship
"they sighted land on the port beam"
balance beam, beam(verb)
a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts
beam(verb)
smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
shine, beam(verb)
emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
"The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"
beam(verb)
express with a beaming face or smile
"he beamed his approval"
air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit(verb)
broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
"We cannot air this X-rated song"
glow, beam, radiate, shine(verb)
have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
"Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"
glow, beam, radiate, shine(verb)
experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
"She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

beam(noun)ˈim
a line of light
a laser beam; the beam of light from the lighthouse
beamˈim
a long wooden or metal support used in structures
steel beams
beam(verb)ˈim
to smile broadly
Her parents beamed as she sang.

Webster Dictionary

Beam(noun)
any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use
Beam(noun)
one of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or ship
Beam(noun)
the width of a vessel; as, one vessel is said to have more beam than another
Beam(noun)
the bar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended
Beam(noun)
the principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer, which bears the antlers, or branches
Beam(noun)
the pole of a carriage
Beam(noun)
a cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven; one being called the fore beam, the other the back beam
Beam(noun)
the straight part or shank of an anchor
Beam(noun)
the main part of a plow, to which the handles and colter are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen or horses that draw it
Beam(noun)
a heavy iron lever having an oscillating motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and the other with the crank of the wheel shaft; -- called also working beam or walking beam
Beam(noun)
a ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat
Beam(noun)
fig.: A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort
Beam(noun)
one of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called also beam feather
Beam(verb)
to send forth; to emit; -- followed ordinarily by forth; as, to beam forth light
Beam(verb)
to emit beams of light

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

Beam
an ancient prov. of France, fell to the crown with the accession of Henry IV. in 1589; formed a great part of the dep. of Basses-Pyrénées, capital Pau.

The New Hacker's Dictionary

beam
[from Star Trek Classic's “Beam me up, Scotty!”] 1. To transfer softcopy of a file electronically; most often in combining forms such as beam me a copy or beam that over to his site. 2. Palm Pilot users very commonly use this term for the act of exchanging bits via the infrared links on their machines (this term seems to have originated with the ill-fated Newton Message Pad). Compare blast, snarf, BLT.