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Defenition of the word beam

    • Defenition of the word beam

      • Stream of particles or electromagnetic waves.
      • A structural member loaded on its narrow face, and typically used in a horizontal or sloping position to span between bearing points.
      • broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song"
      • used by women gymnasts
      • long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
      • breadth amidships
      • a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
      • smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
      • express with a beaming face or smile: "he beamed his approval"
      • a column of light (as from a beacon)
      • 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"
      • esp. of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"
      • a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides pilots in darkness or bad weather
      • emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "the fire beamed on their faces"
      • a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts
      • (nautical) breadth amidships
      • smile radiantly; express joy through one''s facial expression
      • express with a beaming face or smile; "he beamed his approval"
      • especially of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"
      • the broad side of a ship
      • a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
      • broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
      • express with a beaming face or smile
      • experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
      • have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
      • emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light

    Synonyms for the word beam

      • air
      • balance beam
      • beam of light
      • broadcast
      • electron beam
      • glow
      • irradiation
      • light beam
      • radiate
      • radio beam
      • ray
      • ray of light
      • send
      • shaft
      • shaft of light
      • shine
      • transmit

    Hyponyms for the word beam

      • balk
      • baulk
      • beacon
      • beat down
      • blaze
      • box beam
      • box girder
      • burn
      • cantilever
      • cathode ray
      • crossbeam
      • crosspiece
      • flame
      • flare
      • flick
      • flicker
      • girder
      • glare
      • glow
      • header
      • heat ray
      • high beam
      • interrogate
      • joist
      • keel
      • keelson
      • laser beam
      • lintel
      • low beam
      • moon ray
      • moon-ray
      • moonbeam
      • outshine
      • particle beam
      • rafter
      • rebroadcast
      • rerun
      • rider plate
      • ridge
      • ridgepole
      • rooftree
      • satellite
      • scintillate
      • shimmer
      • shore
      • shoring
      • sportscast
      • sunbeam
      • sunray
      • telecast
      • televise
      • tie
      • tie beam
      • timber
      • trave
      • traverse
      • twinkle
      • winkle

    Hypernyms for the word beam

      • air
      • appear
      • bare
      • breadth
      • broadness
      • electromagnetic radiation
      • electromagnetic wave
      • evince
      • exerciser
      • experience
      • express
      • feel
      • gymnastic apparatus
      • light
      • look
      • nonparticulate radiation
      • piece
      • publicise
      • publicize
      • seem
      • show
      • side
      • sign
      • signal
      • signaling
      • smile
      • structural member
      • surname
      • visible light
      • visible radiation
      • wideness
      • width

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