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 |
electrostatic generator electrostatic machine Wimshurst machine Van de Graaff generator | electrical device that produces a high voltage by building up a charge of static electricity |
generator | engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction |
generator | an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas |
generator | an electronic device for producing a signal voltage |
I-beam | girder having a cross section resembling the letter `I' |
pulse generator | a generator of single or multiple voltage pulses, usually adjustable for pulse rate |
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 |
windmill aerogenerator wind generator | generator that extracts usable energy from winds |
beam | (nautical) breadth amidships |
random number generator | a routine designed to yield a random number |
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 |
generator source author | someone who originates or causes or initiates something, he was the generator of several complaints |
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 |
beam | smile radiantly, express joy through one's facial expression |
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 |