Overview of noun beam

The noun beam has 7 senses

• radio beam, beam -- (a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather)


• beam -- (long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction)


• beam, ray, electron beam -- (a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation)


• beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation -- (a column of light (as from a beacon))


• beam -- ((nautical) breadth amidships)


• beam -- (the broad side of a ship; "they sighted land on the port beam")


• balance beam, beam -- (a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts)

Overview of verb beam

The verb beam has 6 senses

• beam -- (smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression)


• shine, beam -- (emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces")


• beam -- (express with a beaming face or smile; "he beamed his approval")


• air, send, broadcast, beam, transmit -- (broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song")


• glow, beam, radiate, shine -- (have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna")


• glow, beam, radiate, shine -- (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")