1. s. Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
2. s. One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building; one of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in
3. s. (nautical) The maximum width of a vessel.
This ship has more beam than that one.
4. s. The crossbar of a mechanical balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended.
5. s. The principal stem of the antler of a deer.
6. s. (literary) The pole of a carriage or chariot.
7. s. (textiles) A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving and the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven.
8. s. The straight part or shank of an anchor.
9. s. The central bar of a plow, to which the handles and colter are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen or horses that draw it.
10. s. In steam engines, a heavy iron lever having an oscillating motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and the other with the crank of th
11. s. A ray or collection of approximately parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body.
a beam of light
a beam of energy
12. s. (figuratively) A ray; a gleam.
a beam of hope, or of comfort
13. s. One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk.
14. s. (music) A horizontal bar which connects the stems of two or more notes to group them and to indicate metric value.
15. s. (railway) An elevated rectangular dirt pile used to cheaply build an elevated portion of a railway.
16. v. To emit beams of light; shine; radiate.
to beam forth light
17. v. (intransitive, figuratively) To smile broadly or especially cheerfully.
18. v. To furnish or supply with beams
19. v. To give the appearance of beams to.
20. v. (transitive, science fiction) To transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism.
Beam me up, Scotty; there's no intelligent life down here.
The injured crewmembers were immediately beamed to sickbay.
21. v. (transitive, currying) To stretch something (for example an animal hide) on a beam.
22. v. (transitive, weaving) To put (something) on a beam
23. v. (transitive, music) To connect (musical notes) with a beam, or thick line, in music notation.
1. s. (anatomy) The long bone in the forearm, on the side of the thumb.
2. s. (zoology) The lighter bone (or fused portion of bone) in the forelimb of an animal.
3. s. (entomology) One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the subcosta and the media
4. s. (geometry) A line segment between any point of a circle or sphere and its center.
5. s. (geometry) The length of this line segment.
radio
radio
1. s. The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.
2. s. A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.
3. s. On-board entertainment system in a car, usually including a radio receiver as well as the capability to play audio from recorded media.
4. s. A device that can transmit radio signals.
5. s. (Internet) The continuous broadcasting of sound recordings via the Internet in the style of traditional radio.
6. v. To use two-way radio to transmit (a message) (to another radio or other radio operator).
I think the boat is sinking; we'd better radio for help. / I radioed him already. / Radio the coordinates this time. / OK. I radioed them the coordinates.
7. v. To order or assist (to a location), using telecommunications.
airwaves
1. radio, televisión
airwaves
1. s. Radio-frequency electromagnetic waves, usually used in the context of wireless communication; radio waves.
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