beam of light
51Beam — Beam, v. i. To emit beams of light. [1913 Webster] He beamed, the daystar of the rising age. Trumbull. [1913 Webster] …
52BEAM robotics — The word beam in BEAM robotics is an acronym for Biology, Electronics, Aesthetics, and Mechanics . This is a term that refers to a style of robotics that primarily uses simple analog circuits, such as comparators, instead of a microprocessor in… …
53Aberration of light — Light from location 1 will appear to be coming from location 2 for a moving telescope due to the finite speed of light, a phenomenon known as the aberration of light. The aberration of light (also referred to as astronomical aberration or stellar …
54beam — ray, beam are comparable when they denote a shaft of light. This conception of light as a shaft is fixed in our language but is not always in keeping with modern scientific views of the nature of light. Ray suggests emanation from a center or… …
55beam — beamless, adj. beamlike, adj. /beem/, n. 1. any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped esp. for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines. 2. Building Trades. a horizontal bearing… …
56beam — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. shine, glow; smile. n. ray, gleam; joist, timber. See light, support. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A relatively long, stout bar] Syn. timber, brace, rafter, stringer, stud, two by four, scantling, strut,… …
57light — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 brightness ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, good ▪ bright, brilliant, harsh, intense, strong ▪ blinding …
58light — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. airy (see levity); frivolous, jesting, jocular, lightsome; giddy, dizzy, flighty; wanton; nimble, agile; flippant, pert, insouciant; humorous; trivial. See cheerfulness, unimportance, impurity,… …
59beam — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 ray of light ADJECTIVE ▪ light ▪ bright, intense, powerful ▪ narrow, thin ▪ flashlight …
60beam — beam1 [bi:m] n 1.) a) a line of light shining from the sun, a lamp etc ▪ the beam of a powerful flashlight b) a line of light, energy etc that you cannot see ▪ a laser beam ▪ a beam of electrons 2.) a long heavy piece of wood or metal used in… …
