ALL meanings of off the beam
off the beam
O o - noun off the beam 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 off the beam Building Trades. a horizontal bearing member, as a joist or lintel. 1
- noun off the beam Engineering. a rigid member or structure supported at each end, subject to bending stresses from a direction perpendicular to its length. 1
- noun off the beam 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 off the beam Aeronautics. the direction perpendicular to the plane of symmetry of an aircraft and outward from the side. 1
- noun off the beam the widest part. 1
- noun off the beam Slang. the measure across both hips or buttocks: broad in the beam. 1
- noun off the beam Machinery. walking beam. (in a loom) a roller or cylinder on which the warp is wound before weaving. a similar cylinder on which cloth is wound as it is woven. 1
- noun off the beam the crossbar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales or pans are suspended. 1
- noun off the beam a ray of light: The sun shed its beams upon the vineyard. 1
- noun off the beam a group of nearly parallel rays. 1
- noun off the beam Radio, Aeronautics. a signal transmitted along a narrow course, used to guide pilots through darkness, bad weather, etc. 1
- noun off the beam Electronics. a narrow stream of electrons, as that emitted from the electron gun of a cathode ray tube. 1
- noun off the beam the angle at which a microphone or loudspeaker functions best. 1
- noun off the beam the cone-shaped range of effective use of a microphone or loudspeaker. 1
- noun off the beam Citizens Band Radio Slang. beam antenna. 1
- noun off the beam a gleam; suggestion: a beam of hope. 1
- noun off the beam a radiant smile. 1
- noun off the beam the principal stem of the antler of a deer. 1
- verb with object off the beam to emit in or as in beams or rays. 1
- verb with object off the beam Radio. to transmit (a signal) in a particular direction. 1
- verb with object off the beam Radio and Television. to direct (a program, commercial message, etc.) to a predetermined audience. 1
- verb without object off the beam to emit beams, as of light. 1
- verb without object off the beam to smile radiantly or happily. 1
- idioms off the beam beam in, Citizens Band Radio Slang. to be received under optimum conditions; be heard loud and clear: They told me I was really beaming in. 1
- idioms off the beam fly the beam, Radio, Aeronautics. (of an aircraft) to be guided by a beam. 1
- idioms off the beam off the beam, not on the course indicated by a radio beam. Informal. wrong; incorrect: The pollsters were off the beam again for the last presidential election. 1
- idioms off the beam on the beam, on the course indicated by a radio beam, as an airplane. Nautical. at right angles to the keel. Informal. proceeding well; correct; exact: Their research is right on the beam and the results should be very valuable. 1
- noun off the beam not following the direction of a guiding beam, as an airplane 0
- noun off the beam going in the wrong direction 0
- noun off the beam wrong; incorrect 0