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- [beem]
- /bim/
- /biːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [beem]
- /bim/
Definitions of beam word
- verb beam If you say that someone is beaming, you mean that they have a big smile on their face because they are happy, pleased, or proud about something. 3
- countable noun beam A beam is a line of energy, radiation, or particles sent in a particular direction. 3
- verb beam If something beams radio signals or television pictures or they are beamed somewhere, they are sent there by means of electronic equipment. 3
- countable noun beam A beam of light is a line of light that shines from an object such as a lamp. 3
- verb beam If something such as the sun or a lamp beams down, it sends light to a place and shines on it. 3
- countable noun beam A beam is a long thick bar of wood, metal, or concrete, especially one used to support the roof of a building. 3
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Origin of beam
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English beem, Old English bēam tree, post, ray of light; cognate with Old Frisian bām, Old Saxon bōm, Dutch boom, Old High German boum (German Baum), Gothic bagms, Old Norse bathmr tree; the identity of the consonant which has assimilated itself to the following m is unclear, as is the original root; perhaps Germanic *bagmaz < *bargmaz < Indo-European *bhorǵh-mos growth; see barrow2
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Parts of speech for Beam
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
beam popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
beam usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for beam
noun beam
- girder — a large beam, as of steel, reinforced concrete, or timber, for supporting masonry, joists, purlins, etc.
- scaffolding — a temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the erection, repair, or decoration of a building.
- joist — any of a number of small, parallel beams of timber, steel, reinforced concrete, etc., for supporting floors, ceilings, or the like.
- shaft — a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows.
- pillar — an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as for a monument: Gothic pillars; a pillar to commemorate Columbus.
verb beam
- shine — to give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light.
- transmit — to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
- radiate — to extend, spread, or move like rays or radii from a center.
- shed — Textiles. (on a loom) a triangular, transverse opening created between raised and lowered warp threads through which the shuttle passes in depositing the loose pick.
- send — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
Antonyms for beam
noun beam
- dullness — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
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