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beam (b

1. A squared-off log or a large, oblong piece of timber, metal, or stone used especially as a horizontal support in construction.

2. Nautical

a. A transverse structural member of a ship's frame, used to support a deck and to brace the sides against stress.

b. The breadth of a ship at the widest point.

c. The side of a ship: sighted land off the starboard beam.

3. Informal The widest part of a person's hips: broad in the beam.

4. A steel tube or wooden roller on which the warp is wound in a loom.

5. An oscillating lever connected to an engine piston rod and used to transmit power to the crankshaft.

a. The bar of a balance from which weighing pans are suspended.

b. Sports A balance beam.

7. The main horizontal bar on a plow to which the share, colter, and handles are attached.

8. One of the main stems of a deer's antlers.

a. A ray or shaft of light.

b. A concentrated stream of particles or a similar propagation of waves: a beam of protons; a beam of light.

10. A radio beam.

v. beamed, beam·ing, beams

v.intr.

1. To radiate light; shine.

2. To smile expansively.

v.tr.

1. To emit or transmit: beam a message via satellite.

2. To express by means of a radiant smile: He beamed his approval of the new idea.

Idiom:

on the beam

1. Following a radio beam. Used of aircraft.

2. On the right track; operating correctly.

[Middle English bem, from Old English bam; see bheu- in Indo-European roots.]

beam

Noun

1. a broad smile

2. a ray of light

3. a narrow flow of electromagnetic radiation or particles: an electron beam

4. a long thick piece of wood, metal, etc. used in building

5. the central shaft of a plough to which all the main parts are attached

6. the breadth of a ship at its widest part

7. off (the) beam Informal mistaken or irrelevant

Verb

1. to smile broadly

2. to send out or radiate

3. to divert or aim (a radio signal, light, etc.) in a certain direction: the concert was beamed live from Geneva [Old English]

Beam a ray or collection of parallel rays.

Examples: beam of comfort, 1742; of glory; of heat, 1860; of light rays; of sunlight; of truth, 1674.

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Noun	1.	beam - a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather radio beam signal, signaling, sign - any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"
	2.	beam - long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction box beam, box girder - a beam built up from boards; has a hollow rectangular cross section cantilever - projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only girder - a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure header - a framing member crossing and supporting the ends of joists, studs, or rafters so as to transfer their weight to parallel joists, studs, or rafters lintel, header - horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window joist - beam used to support floors or roofs keel - one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability keelson - a longitudinal beam connected to the keel of ship to strengthen it piece - a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence" rafter, balk, baulk - one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof rider plate - a horizontal beam (or plate) connected to the top of a ship's vertical keel or to the keelson ridgepole, rooftree, ridge - a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters shoring, shore - a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support structural member - support that is a constituent part of any structure or building tie beam, tie - a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating; "he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam" timber - a beam made of wood crossbeam, crosspiece, trave, traverse - a horizontal beam that extends across something wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
	3.	beam - a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation electron beam, ray cathode ray - a beam of electrons emitted by the cathode of an electrical discharge tube electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation - radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge particle beam - a collimated flow of particles (atoms or electrons or molecules)
	4.	beam - a column of light (as from a beacon) light beam, ray, ray of light, beam of light, shaft of light, irradiation, shaft heat ray - a ray that produces a thermal effect high beam - the beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination light, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" moon ray, moon-ray, moonbeam - a ray of moonlight sunbeam, sunray - a ray of sunlight laser beam - a beam of light generated by a laser low beam - the beam of a car's headlights that provides illumination for a short distance
	5.	beam - (nautical) breadth amidships ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight width, breadth - the extent of something from side to side
	6.	beam - the broad side of a ship; "they sighted land on the port beam" side - an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house"
	7.	beam - a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts balance beam exerciser, gymnastic apparatus - sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises
Verb	1.	beam - smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression smile - change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
	2.	beam - emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" shine beat down - shine hard; "The sun beat down on the hikers" beacon - shine like a beacon glare - shine intensely; "The sun glared down on us" flame, flare - shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment" outshine - shine brighter than; "What star outshines the sun?" shimmer - shine with a weak or fitful light; "Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight" flicker, flick - shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered" blaze - shine brightly and intensively; "Meteors blazed across the atmosphere" winkle, twinkle, scintillate - emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?" burn, glow - shine intensely, as if with heat; "The coals were glowing in the dark"; "The candles were burning"
	3.	beam - express with a beaming face or smile; "he beamed his approval" evince, express, show - give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"
	4.	beam - broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song" broadcast, air, transmit, send broadcast medium, broadcasting - a medium that disseminates via telecommunications publicize, bare, publicise, air - make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare" satellite - broadcast or disseminate via satellite sportscast - broadcast a sports event telecast, televise - broadcast via television; "The Royal wedding was televised" interrogate - transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication rebroadcast, rerun - broadcast again, as of a film
	5.	beam - have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna" glow, radiate, shine appear, seem, look - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"
	6.	beam - 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" glow, radiate, shine feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"

beam

verb 1. smile, grin

verb 2. transmit, show, air, broadcast, cable, send out, relay, televise, radio, emit, put on the air

verb 3. radiate, flash, shine, glow, glitter, glare, gleam, emit light, give off light

noun 4. ray, bar, flash, stream, glow, radiation, streak, emission, shaft, gleam, glint, glimmer

noun 5. rafter, support, timber, spar, plank, girder, joist

noun 6. smile, grin

Translations

beam [biːm] n (ARCH) → viga; [of light] → rayo, haz m de luz;

(RADIO) → rayo

vi → brillar (= smile); sonreír;

to drive on full or main beam → conducir con las luces largas

beam [biːm] n (Archit) → poutre f [of light]; rayon m;

(Radio) → faisceau m radio

vi → rayonner;

to drive on full or main or (US) high beam → rouler en pleins phares

beam [biːm] n (Archit) → Balken m;

(of light) → Strahl m;

(Radio) → Leitstrahl m

vi (smile) → strahlen

vt → ausstrahlen, senden;

to beam at sb → jdn anstrahlen;

to drive on full or main or high beam → mit Fernlicht fahren

beam [biːm] n → trave f [of light] → raggio;

(RADIO) → fascio (d'onde)

vi → brillare (= smile): to beam at sb → rivolgere un radioso sorriso a qn;

to drive on full or main beam or (US) high beam → guidare con gli abbaglianti accesi

beam

n beam [biːm]

1 a long straight piece of wood, often used in ceilings. balkعارِضَةٌ خَشَبِيَّهгредаtrámbjælkeder Balkenδοκάριvigalaetalaتیرچه؛ تیرparrupoutreקוֹרָהतराजू आदि का डण्डाgredagerendakayu palang, balokbjálki, bititrave梁(들보)재목sijasija; baļķisalangbalkbjelkebelkavigagrindăбалкаtrámtramgredabjälkeคานรับน้ำหนักkiriş樑балкаچھتوں میں استعمال ہونے والا شہتیرxà, rầm梁

2 a ray of light etc a beam of sunlight.straalشُعاعлучpaprsekstråleder Strahlακτίνα φωτόςrayovalgusekiirباریکۀ نور؛ اشعهsäderayonאֲלוּמַת אוֹר.प्रकाश की किरणzraka suncafénysugársinargeisliraggio光線광선spindulysstarssinaranstraal(lys)strålepromieńraiorazăлучlúčžarekzrakstråleลำแสงışık hüzmesi(光)束проміньسورج کی شعاعیںtia, chùm ánh sáng（光）束

3 the greatest width of a ship or boat. dwarsteعَرضُ السَّفينـهширинаšířkadæksbjælkegrößte Schiffsbreiteτο μεγαλύτερο πλάτος (για καράβι)mangasuurim laiusپهنای کشتیsuurin leveyslargeurרוֹחַב הַספִינָהnajveća širina brodalegnagyobb hajószélességlebar kapalbreiðasti hluti skipslarghezza massima船幅최대 폭laivo plotisbimsspelancargrootste breedtedekksbjelkepokładnicalarguralăţimeширина суднаšírkaširina (ladje)bok brodastörsta skeppsbreddส่วนที่กว้างที่สุดของเรือgeminin eni/genişliği(船的)最大寬度траверзجہاز یا کشتی کی چوڑائیsườn ngang của tàu（船的）最大宽度

1 to smile broadly She beamed with delight.straal, breed glimlagيُشِعُّ وحْهُهُ فَرَحـاусмихвам се широкоzářivě se usmívat, zářitstrålestrahlenχαμογελώ πλατιάsonreír de oreja a oreja, desplegar una sonrisa luminosasäramaلبخند زدن از سر شعفsäteillärayonnerלְחַייֵך חִיוּך רָחָבमुस्कुरानाzračiti od zadovoljstvaragyogsenyum lebarljóma (gleið)brosasorridere radiosamenteほほえむ환하게 미소짓다šviesti, švytėti, nušvisti(plati) smaidīt; starotsenyum berseri-seristralensmile strålende, strålepromieniować, nadawaćsorrira zâmbi largлучезарно улыбатьсяžiariť (šťastím), usmievať sa (radostne)žareti (od)blistati od zadovoljstvastråla, le stortยิ้มกว้างmutlu bir biçimde gülümsemek笑逐顏開радісно посміхатися, сяятиخوشی سے مسکراناtươi cười笑逐颜开

2 to send out (rays of light, radio waves etc) This transmitter beams radio waves all over the country.uitstraalيُرْسِلُ أشِعَّةизлъчвамvysílatsende; transmitteresendenεκπέμπωemitirsaatmaبه سویی پخش کردنlähettäädiffuserלְשָׁדֵרप्रकाश डालनाodašiljatisugározmemancarkan(senda frá sér) geisla; senda út, útvarpairradiare発する보내다skleistiraidīt (gaismas, skaņu viļņus)memancaruitzendensende, stråle ut, kringkastepromieniowaćtransmitira emiteиспускать лучиvysielaťširiti, oddajatiemitovatisända []ส่งสัญญาณวิทยุgöndermek, yaymak發射(光、無線電波等)випромінювати; передавати радіосигналآواز یا روشنی کی لہریں بھیجناphát đi发射（光、无线电波等）

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