| intermediate host | a host that is used by a parasite in the course of its life cycle |
balance beam
beam | a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts |
| beam | long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction |
| beam | the broad side of a ship, they sighted land on the port beam |
| beam balance | a balance consisting of a lever with two equal arms and a pan suspended from each arm |
box beam
box girder | a beam built up from boards, has a hollow rectangular cross section |
| I-beam | girder having a cross section resembling the letter `I' |
steelyard
lever scale
beam scale | a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length |
| tie tie beam | a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating, he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam |
| beam | (nautical) breadth amidships |
intermediate temporal artery
arteria temporalis intermedia | temporal artery that goes to the middle part of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe |
radio beam
beam | a signal transmitted along a narrow path, guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather |
| beam-ends | (nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel, on her beam-ends means heeled over on the side so that the deck is almost vertical |
| intermediate vector boson | a gauge boson that mediates weak interactions between particles |
beam
beam of light
light beam
ray
ray of light
shaft
shaft of light
irradiation | a column of light (as from a beacon) |
| beam ray electron beam | a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation |
| high beam | the beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination |
| laser beam | a beam of light generated by a laser |
| low beam | the beam of a car's headlights that provides illumination for a short distance |
| particle beam | a collimated flow of particles (atoms or electrons or molecules) |
ion beam
ionic beam | a beam of ions moving in the same direction at the same speed |
intermediate wheatgrass
Agropyron intermedium
Elymus hispidus | Asiatic grass introduced into United States rangelands for pasture and fodder |
| intermediate | a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained |
| beam | smile radiantly, express joy through one's facial expression |
intercede
mediate
intermediate
liaise
arbitrate | act between parties with a view to reconciling differences, He interceded in the family dispute, He mediated a settlement |
air send broadcast beam
transmit
| broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television, We cannot air this X-rated song |
| beam | express with a beaming face or smile, he beamed his approval |
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 |
| 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 |
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 |
| low-beam(a) | used of headlights, following with low-beam headlights |
| intermediate | lying between two extremes in time or space or state, going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands, intermediate stages in a process, intermediate stops on the route, an intermediate range plane |
average
intermediate
medium | around the middle of a scale of evaluation, an orange of average size, intermediate capacity, medium bombers |