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beamed

beam
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [beem]
    • /bim/
    • /biːm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [beem]
    • /bim/

Definitions of beamed word

  • noun beamed any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines. 1
  • noun beamed Building Trades. a horizontal bearing member, as a joist or lintel. 1
  • noun beamed Engineering. a rigid member or structure supported at each end, subject to bending stresses from a direction perpendicular to its length. 1
  • noun beamed Nautical. a horizontal structural member, usually transverse, for supporting the decks and flats of a vessel. the extreme width of a vessel. the shank of an anchor. 1
  • noun beamed Aeronautics. the direction perpendicular to the plane of symmetry of an aircraft and outward from the side. 1
  • noun beamed the widest part. 1

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Origin of beamed

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 Beamed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

beamed 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for beamed

adj beamed

  • broadcast — A broadcast is a programme, performance, or speech on the radio or on television.
  • sent — simple past tense and past participle of send1 .
  • radiated — to extend, spread, or move like rays or radii from a center.
  • channeled — the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.

Antonyms for beamed

noun beamed

  • scowled — to draw down or contract the brows in a sullen, displeased, or angry manner.

verb beamed

  • frowned — to contract the brow, as in displeasure or deep thought; scowl.

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