beam

[US]/biːm/
[UK]/biːm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a long piece of wood, metal, or other material, typically used to support weight or as part of a structure
vi. to emit light or heat with a pleased expression
vt. to transmit or broadcast

Phrases & Collocations

sunbeam

laser beam

steel beam

wooden beam

light beam

electron beam

concrete beam

on the beam

ion beam

cantilever beam

gaussian beam

continuous beam

box beam

walking beam

beam on

composite beam

main beam

beam structure

beam of light

electron beam welding

balance beam

curved beam

Example Sentences

a beam of satisfaction.

a beam of protons; a beam of light.

a webwork of beams and girders.

heavy ion beam implosion

beam programs at Russia

beam a message via satellite.

there was land in sight on the port beam .

a cutter with a beam of 16 feet.

the torch beam dimmed perceptibly.

beaming a distress signal into space.

she beamed with pleasure.

when an ion beam is incident on a surface.

the supporting beams were rotten.

a transverse beam supports the dashboard.

sawed the beam squarely.

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