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Definition of 'beam'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) beam
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, etc., used esp. as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.

2.  beam
a horizontal bearing member, as a joist or lintel, or a transverse supporting structural member on a ship.

3.  beam
the extreme width of a ship.

4.  beam
Slang. the measure across both hips or buttocks.

5.  beam
(in a loom) a roller or cylinder on which the warp is wound before weaving.

6.  beam
a similar cylinder on which cloth is wound as it is woven.

7.  beam
the crossbar of a balance from which the scales or pans are suspended.

8.  beam
a ray or stream of light or other radiation, as gamma rays, electrons, or subatomic particles.

9.  beam
a group of nearly parallel rays.

10.  beam
a radio signal transmitted along a narrow course, used to guide pilots.

11.  beam
a radiant smile.

12.  beam
the principal stem of the antler of a deer.

13. (v.t.) beam
to emit in or as if in beams or rays.

14.  beam
to transmit (a radio or television signal) in a particular direction.

15.  beam
to direct (a radio or television program, commercial message, etc.) to a predetermined audience.

16. (v.i.) beam
to emit beams, as of light.

17.  beam
to smile radiantly or happily.

18.  beam
on the beam,

19.  beam
on the course indicated by a radio beam.

20.  beam
Informal. correct; exact.

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

Definition of 'beam'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) radio beam, beam
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather

2. (noun) beam
long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction

3. (noun) beam, ray, electron beam
a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation

4. (noun) beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation
a column of light (as from a beacon)

5. (noun) beam
(nautical) breadth amidships

6. (noun) beam
the broad side of a ship
"they sighted land on the port beam"

7. (verb) balance beam, beam
a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts

8. (verb) beam
smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression

9. (verb) shine, beam
emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
"The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"

10. (verb) beam
express with a beaming face or smile
"he beamed his approval"

11. (verb) air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit
broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
"We cannot air this X-rated song"

12. (verb) glow, beam, radiate, shine
have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
"Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"

13. (verb) glow, beam, radiate, shine
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"

Definition of 'beam'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) beam
a line of light
a laser beam; the beam of light from the lighthouse

2. beam
a long wooden or metal support used in structures
steel beams

3. (verb) beam
to smile broadly
Her parents beamed as she sang.

Definition of 'beam'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) beam
any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use

2. (noun) beam
one of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or ship

3. (noun) beam
the width of a vessel; as, one vessel is said to have more beam than another

4. (noun) beam
the bar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended

5. (noun) beam
the principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer, which bears the antlers, or branches

6. (noun) beam
the pole of a carriage

7. (noun) beam
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

8. (noun) beam
the straight part or shank of an anchor

9. (noun) beam
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

10. (noun) beam
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

11. (noun) beam
a ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat

12. (noun) beam
fig.: A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort

13. (noun) beam
one of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called also beam feather

14. (verb) beam
to send forth; to emit; -- followed ordinarily by forth; as, to beam forth light

15. (verb) beam
to emit beams of light

Definitions of 'beam'

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

1. 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.

Definitions of 'beam'

The New Hacker's Dictionary

1. 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.

Translation of 'beam'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a long straight piece of wood, often used in ceilings.
Afrikaans: balk	Arabic: عارِضَةٌ خَشَبِيَّه	Bulgarian: греда
Brazilian: viga	Czech: trám	German: der Balken
Danish: bjælke	Greek: δοκάρι	Spanish: viga
Estonian: laetala	Farsi: تیرچه؛ تیر	Finnish: palkki
French: poutre	Hebrew: קוֹרָה	Hindi: तराजू आदि का डण्डा
Croatian: greda	Hungarian: gerenda	Indonesian: kayu palang, balok
Icelandic: bjálki, biti	Italian: trave	Japanese: 梁
Korean: 들보	Lithuanian: sija	Latvian: sija; baļķis
Malay: alang	Dutch: balk	Norwegian: bjelke
Polish: belka	Persian: تیرچه؛ تیر	Pashto: ميله، تير، د تلې ډنډه
Portuguese: viga	Romanian: grindă	Russian: балка
Slovak: trám	Slovenian: tram	Serbian: greda
Swedish: bjälke	Thai: คานรับน้ำหนัก	Turkish: kiriş
Taiwanese: 樑	Ukrainian: балка	Urdu: چھتوں میں استعمال ہونے وا
Vietnamese: xà, rầm	Chinese: 梁
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