Definizione monolingua

beam

beam (third-person singular simple present beams, present participle beaming, simple past and past participle beamed)

1. (intransitive) To emit beams of light; shine; radiate;
2. (intransitive, figuratively) To smile broadly or especially cheerfully.
3. (transitive) To furnish or supply with beams; give the appearance of beams to.
4. (transitive, science fiction) To transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism.

   Beam me up, Scotty; theres no intelligent life down here. [Star Trek]

5. (transitive, currying) To stretch on a beam, as a hide.
6. (transitive, weaving) To put on a beam, as a chain or web.

beam (plural beams)

1. Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
2. One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building; one of the transverse members of a ships frame on which the decks are laid - supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones.
3. (nautical) The maximum width of a vessel

   This ship has more beam than that one.

4. The crossbar of a mechanical balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended.
5. The principal stem of the antler of a deer.
6. (literary) The pole of a carriage.(Can we clean up⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
   • a 1700, w:André Dacier, w:John Dryden, “Life of Alexander”, in Plutarchs Lives, translation of original by Plutarch:

     Soon after this be subdued the Pisidians who made head against him, and conquered the Phrygians, at whose chief city Gordium (which is said to have been the seat of the ancient Midas) he saw the famous chariot fastened with cords made of the bark of the Cornel-Tree, and was informed that the inhabitants had a constant tradition, that the empire of the world was reserved for him who should untie the knot. Most are of opinion, that Alexander finding that he could not untie it, because the ends of it were secretly folded up within it, cut it asunder with his sword, so that several ends appeared. But Aristobulus tells us that he very easily undid it, by only pulling the pin out of the beam which fastened the yoke to it, and afterwards drawing out the yoke itself.

7. (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. The straight part or shank of an anchor.
9. 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. 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 the wheel shaft.
11. A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body

    a beam of light

    • a beam of heat
    • 2011 September 22, Nick Collins, “Speed of light broken by scientists”, Daily Telegraph:

      A total of 15,000 beams of neutrinos were fired over a period of 3 years from CERN towards Gran Sassoin Italy, 730km (500 miles) away, where they were picked up by giant detectors.

12. (figuratively) A ray; a gleam

    a beam of comfort.

13. One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk.
14. (music) A horizontal bar which connects the stems of two or more notes to group them and to indicate metric value.

Definizione dizionario beam

	trave
	large piece of timber or iron
	A structural member loaded on its narrow face, and typically used in a horizontal or sloping position to span between bearing points.

	raggio
	ray
	Flusso di particelle o di onde elettromagnetiche.
	Stream of particles or electromagnetic waves.

	trasmettere
	To transfer information between mobile devices or a device and desktop computer using infrared (IR) or Bluetooth.

baglio

brillare

fascio

fusto

irradiare

irraggiare

larghezza

orientare

sciopero

splendere

traversa

travetto

tronco

Altri significati:

(transitive, context, science fiction) To transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism.

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 the wheel shaft; -- called also working beam or walking beam.

A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat.

principal horizontal beam in a building

pole of a carriage

bar of a plow

line (also telephone, railway)

beam (signal)

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 steel ones.

Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.

The crossbar of a mechanical balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended.

(nautical) The maximum width of a vessel; as, one vessel is said to have more beam than another; also called breadth . (FM 55-501).

connector of notes

The principal stem of the antler of a deer.

shank of an anchor

(music) A horizontal bar which connects the stems of two or more notes to group them and to indicate metric value.

crossbar of a balance

One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called also beam feather.

A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven; one being called the fore beam, the other the back beam.

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.

(intransitive, figuratively) To smile broadly or especially cheerfully.

working beam

transverse member of a ship's frame

(transitive) To furnish or supply with beams; give the appearance of beams to.

The pole of a carriage.

(transitive, weaving) To put on a beam, as a chain or web.

maximum width of a vessel

(intransitive) To emit beams of light; shine; radiate;

part of a loom

(transitive, currying) To stretch on a beam, as a hide.

(figuratively) A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort.

The straight part or shank of an anchor.