beam
beam
bi:m
bim
/biːm/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "beam"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻŦā§€āĻŽ, āϧāĻžāϰāĻ•

a long bar of iron or metal that supports the weight of a building
beam definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The ancient castle 's stone beams had withstood centuries of wear and tear, a testament to their durability.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āϗ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŦā§€āĻŽ āĻļāϤāĻžāĻŦā§āĻĻā§€āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻļāϤāĻžāĻŦā§āĻĻā§€ āϧāϰ⧇ āĻ•ā§āώāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇, āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖāĨ¤
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āϏ⧁āϖ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϰāĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ

a broad, radiant smile showing joy or pleasure
beam definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His face broke into a proud beam.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āĻ– āĻ—āĻ°ā§āĻŦ⧇ āĻ­āϰāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻœā§āĻœā§āĻŦāϞ āĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋ⧟ āωāĻĻā§āĻ­āĻžāϏāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§Ÿā§‡ āωāĻ āϞāĨ¤
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āϰāĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ, āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧāύ

a horizontal line used in musical notation to connect two or more adjacent notes of the same value, indicating that they should be played as a single, continuous sound
beam definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The composer used beams to group the melody's rhythm.
āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ āϏ⧁āϰ⧇āϰ āĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϕ⧇ āĻĻāϞāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āĻŦā§€āĻŽ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϰāĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ, āĻŦā§€āĻŽ

a narrow, directed signal, such as a radio or radar beam, used to guide aircraft or ships, especially in poor visibility
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A radio beam guided the plane through the fog.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϰ⧇āĻĄāĻŋāĻ“ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽ āϕ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻļāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϰāĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ, āφāϞ⧋āĻ•āϰāĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ

a directed shaft of light, typically emanating from a source like a beacon
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She stood under the moonlight, bathed in the beam from the streetlamp.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϚāĻžāρāĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāϞ⧋āϝāĻŧ āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻŋ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āφāϏāĻž āϰāĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āύāĻžāϤāĨ¤
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āϰāĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽ

a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation, such as light or radio waves
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The radio telescope detected a narrow beam from the distant pulsar.
āϰ⧇āĻĄāĻŋāĻ“ āĻŸā§‡āϞāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āĻĒ āĻĻā§‚āϰāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻĒāĻžāϞāϏāĻžāϰ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧀āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϰāĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ āϏāύāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŦā§€āĻŽ, āĻ­āĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽ

a narrow, elevated equipment typically covered in padded material, used by gymnasts for performing balance routines and acrobatic skills
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The beam's padded surface provides cushioning for landings and support during routines.
āĻŦā§€āĻŽ āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻĄā§‡āĻĄ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ  āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ‚ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϕ⧁āĻļāύāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϰ⧁āϟāĻŋāύ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āĻĨ, āϜāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āĻĨ

the widest part of a ship's side, viewed from above or across
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Waves crashed against the ship 's beam.
āϤāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ— āϜāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻļā§āĻŦ-āĻ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āĻĨ, āϜāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āĻĨ

the width of a vessel at its widest point
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Ship stability depends on the beam amidships.
āϜāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļā§€āϞāϤāĻž āϜāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāϞ⧋āĻ•āĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇ āĻšāĻžāϏāĻž

to smile joyfully in an obvious way
Intransitive
to beam definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The proud parents beamed as they watched their child receive an award on stage.
āĻ—āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻž āĻšāĻžāϏāĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝāĻ–āύ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāύāϕ⧇ āĻŽāĻžā§āĻšā§‡ āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āφāϞ⧋āĻ•āĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻœā§āĻœā§āĻŦāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to show an emotion with a joyful smile
Transitive: to beam an emotion
to beam definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The teacher beamed encouragement at her students during the performance.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻžāĻš āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āφāϞ⧋ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āωāĻœā§āĻœā§āĻŦāϞ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to emit light, like the sun or a light source
Intransitive
to beam definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The stage lights beamed brightly during the performance.
āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻœā§‡āϰ āφāϞ⧋ āωāĻœā§āĻœā§āĻŦāϞāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āφāϞ⧋āĻ•āĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to transmit radio or television signals in a particular direction with the help of electronic equipment
Transitive: to beam a signal somewhere
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The television station beams its programs to households across the country.
āĻŸā§‡āϞāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻļāύ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻļāύāϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻļāϜ⧁āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰ⧋āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

beamish
beamy
beam
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