beam (b m)n. 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. 6. 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. 9. 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. Idiom: 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. on the beam 1. Following a radio beam. Used of aircraft. 2. On the right track; operating correctly. [Middle English bem, from Old English b am; 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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  beam - a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather |
| 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 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" 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 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 wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees | |
| 3. |  beam - a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiationcathode 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)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" 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 | |
| 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 gymnastsexerciser, 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" 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" outshine - shine brighter than; "What star outshines the sun?" shimmer - shine with a weak or fitful light; "Beech leaves shimmered in the moonlight" 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?" | |
| 3. | beam - express with a beaming face or smile; "he beamed his approval" | |
| 4. |  beam - broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song"broadcast medium, broadcasting - a medium that disseminates via telecommunications satellite - broadcast or disseminate via satellite sportscast - broadcast a sports event 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" | |
| 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" feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" |
beam
Translations
beam [biːm] n (Archit) → poutre f [of light]; rayon m;
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;
beam [biːm] n → trave f [of light] → raggio;
(RADIO) → fascio (d'onde)
to drive on full or main beam or (US) high beam → guidare con gli abbaglianti accesi
n beam [biːm]
1 a long straight piece of wood, often used in ceilings. balk عارِضَةٌ خَشَبِيَّه греда trám bjælke der Balken δοκάρι viga laetala تیرچه؛ تیر parru poutre קוֹרָה तराजू आदि का डण्डा greda gerenda kayu palang, balok bjálki, biti trave 梁 (들보)재목 sija sija; baļķis alang balk bjelke belka viga grindă балка trám tram greda bjälke คานรับน้ำหนัก kiriş 樑 балка چھتوں میں استعمال ہونے والا شہتیر xà, rầm 梁
2 a ray of light etc a beam of sunlight. straal شُعاع луч paprsek stråle der Strahl ακτίνα φωτός rayo valgusekiir باریکۀ نور؛ اشعه säde rayon אֲלוּמַת אוֹר .प्रकाश की किरण zraka sunca fénysugár sinar geisli raggio 光線 광선 spindulys stars sinaran straal (lys)stråle promień raio rază луч lúč žarek zrak stråle ลำแสง ışık hüzmesi (光)束 промінь سورج کی شعاعیں tia, chùm ánh sáng （光）束
3 the greatest width of a ship or boat. dwarste عَرضُ السَّفينـه ширина šířka dæksbjælke größte Schiffsbreite το μεγαλύτερο πλάτος (για καράβι) manga suurim laius پهنای کشتی suurin leveys largeur רוֹחַב הַספִינָה najveća širina broda legnagyobb hajószélesség lebar kapal breiðasti hluti skips larghezza massima 船幅 최대 폭 laivo plotis bimss pelancar grootste breedte dekksbjelke pokładnica largura lăţime ширина судна šírka širina (ladje) bok broda största skeppsbredd ส่วนที่กว้างที่สุดของเรือ geminin eni/genişliği (船的)最大寬度 траверз جہاز یا کشتی کی چوڑائی sườn ngang của tàu （船的）最大宽度
v
1 to smile broadly She beamed with delight. straal, breed glimlag يُشِعُّ وحْهُهُ فَرَحـا усмихвам се широко zářivě se usmívat, zářit stråle strahlen χαμογελώ πλατιά sonreír de oreja a oreja, desplegar una sonrisa luminosa särama لبخند زدن از سر شعف säteillä rayonner לְחַייֵך חִיוּך רָחָב मुस्कुराना zračiti od zadovoljstva ragyog senyum lebar ljóma (gleið)brosa sorridere radiosamente ほほえむ 환하게 미소짓다 šviesti, švytėti, nušvisti (plati) smaidīt; starot senyum berseri-seri stralen smile strålende, stråle promieniować, nadawać sorrir a zâmbi larg лучезарно улыбаться žiariť (šťastím), usmievať sa (radostne) žareti (od) blistati od zadovoljstva stråla, le stort ยิ้มกว้าง mutlu bir biçimde gülümsemek 笑逐顏開 радісно посміхатися, сяяти خوشی سے مسکرانا tươi cười 笑逐颜开
2 to send out (rays of light, radio waves etc) This transmitter beams radio waves all over the country. uitstraal يُرْسِلُ أشِعَّة излъчвам vysílat sende; transmittere senden εκπέμπω emitir saatma به سویی پخش کردن lähettää diffuser לְשָׁדֵר प्रकाश डालना odašiljati sugároz memancarkan (senda frá sér) geisla; senda út, útvarpa irradiare 発する 보내다 skleisti raidīt (gaismas, skaņu viļņus) memancar uitzenden sende, stråle ut, kringkaste promieniować transmitir a emite испускать лучи vysielať širiti, oddajati emitovati sända [] ส่งสัญญาณวิทยุ göndermek, yaymak 發射(光、無線電波等) випромінювати; передавати радіосигнал آواز یا روشنی کی لہریں بھیجنا phát đi 发射（光、无线电波等）
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