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1 beam
[bi:m] 1. noun1) (a long straight piece of wood, often used in ceilings.) δοκάρι2) (a ray of light etc: a beam of sunlight.) ακτίνα, δέσμη ακτίνων3) (the greatest width of a ship or boat.) πλάτος2. verb1) (to smile broadly: She beamed with delight.) λάμπω2) (to send out (rays of light, radio waves etc): This transmitter beams radio waves all over the country.) εκπέμπω -
2 dip
[dip] 1. past tense, past participle - dipped; verb1) (to lower into any liquid for a moment: He dipped his bread in the soup.) βουτώ2) (to slope downwards: The road dipped just beyond the crossroads.) κατηφορίζω3) (to lower the beam of (car headlights): He dipped his lights as the other car approached.) μειώνω την ένταση,χαμηλώνω4) ((of a ship) to lower (a flag) briefly in salute.) χαμηλώνω σε χαιρετισμό2. noun1) (a hollow (in a road etc): The car was hidden by a dip in the road.) κοίλωμα2) (a soft, savoury mixture in which a biscuit etc can be dipped: a cheese dip.) σάλτσα στην οποία βουτώνται εδέσματα3) (a short swim: a dip in the sea.) βουτιά•- dip into -
3 laser
['leizə]((an instrument that produces) a narrow and very intense beam of light: The men were cutting the sheets of metal with a laser; ( also adjective) a laser beam.) λέιζερ -
4 scan
[skæn] 1. past tense, past participle - scanned; verb1) (to examine carefully: He scanned the horizon for any sign of a ship.) εξετάζω λεπτομερώς,ανιχνεύω2) (to look at quickly but not in detail: She scanned the newspaper for news of the murder.) ρίχνω μια γρήγορη ματιά3) (to pass radar beams etc over: The area was scanned for signs of enemy aircraft.) σαρώνω4) (to pass an electronic or laser beam over a text or picture in order to store it in the memory of a computer.) σκανάρω5) (to examine and get an image of what is inside a person's body or an object by using ultra-sound and x-ray: They scanned his luggage at the airport to see if he was carrying drugs.) κάνω ακτινογραφία6) (to fit into a particular rhythm or metre: The second line of that verse doesn't scan properly.) αναλύω μετρικά,έχω το σωστό μέτρο2. nounShe had an ultrasound scan to see whether the baby was a boy or a girl; a brain scan; a quick scan through the report.) (ιατρική) -γράφημα- scanner -
5 prism
['prizm]1) (a solid figure whose sides are parallel and whose two ends are the same in shape and size.) πρίσμα2) (a glass object of this shape, usually with triangular ends, which breaks up a beam of white light into the colours of the rainbow.) πρίσμα• -
6 girder
['ɡə:də](a large beam of steel etc, eg to support a road or bridge: The girders of the bridge have collapsed.) σιδηροδοκός -
7 Gleam
subs.P. and V. ἀστραπή, ἡ (Plat.), Ar. and V. σέλας, τό (also Plat. but rare P.) αὐγή, ἡ (also Plat. in sense of ray), P. μαρμαρυγή, ἡ (Plat.).met., gleam in the eye: Ar. and V. ἀστραπή, ἡ.——————v. intrans.P. and V. λάμπειν (Plat. ἐκλάμπειν (Plat.), ἀστράπτειν (Plat.), στίλβειν (Plat.), Ar. and V. φλέγειν, λάμπεσθαι, V. αἴθειν, αἴθεσθαι, μαρμαίρειν.Of the eyes: P. and V. ἀστράπτειν (Plat.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Gleam
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8 moonbeam
noun (a beam of light reflected from the moon.) αχτίδα του φεγγαριού -
9 rafter
(a beam supporting the roof of a house.) δοκάρι, καδρόνι -
10 ray
[rei]1) (a narrow beam (of light, heat etc): the sun's rays; X-rays; heat-rays; a ray of light.) ακτίνα, αχτίδα2) (a slight amount (of hope etc).) αχτίδα -
11 searchlight
noun (a strong light with a beam that can be turned in any direction, used eg to see enemy aeroplanes in the sky.) προβολέας -
12 timber
['timbə]1) (wood, especially for building: This house is built of timber.) ξυλεία2) (trees suitable for this: a hundred acres of good timber.) δένδρα για ξυλεία3) (a wooden beam used in the building of a house, ship etc.) δοκάρι
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The Mote and the Beam — A c. 1619 painting by Domenico Fetti entitled The Parable of the Mote and the Beam. The Mote and the Beam (also called discourse on judgmentalism) is a New Testament saying in … Wikipedia
the beam in one's own eye — phrasal : a blemish as palpable as a house beam cast the beam out of thine own eye Matt 7:5 (Authorized Version) … Useful english dictionary
Abaft the beam — Beam Beam (b[=e]m), n. [AS. be[ a]m beam, post, tree, ray of light; akin to OFries. b[=a]m tree, OS. b[=o]m, D. boom, OHG. boum, poum, G. baum, Icel. ba[eth]mr, Goth. bagms and Gr. fy^ma a growth, fy^nai to become, to be. Cf. L. radius staff, rod … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Before the beam — Beam Beam (b[=e]m), n. [AS. be[ a]m beam, post, tree, ray of light; akin to OFries. b[=a]m tree, OS. b[=o]m, D. boom, OHG. boum, poum, G. baum, Icel. ba[eth]mr, Goth. bagms and Gr. fy^ma a growth, fy^nai to become, to be. Cf. L. radius staff, rod … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
On the beam — Beam Beam (b[=e]m), n. [AS. be[ a]m beam, post, tree, ray of light; akin to OFries. b[=a]m tree, OS. b[=o]m, D. boom, OHG. boum, poum, G. baum, Icel. ba[eth]mr, Goth. bagms and Gr. fy^ma a growth, fy^nai to become, to be. Cf. L. radius staff, rod … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
on the beam — 1. mod. homing in on an aviation radio beam. (No longer a major navigational device.) □ The plane was on the beam and landed safely in the fog. □ I couldn’t get on the beam, and I flew right over the airfield. 2. mod. on the right course or track … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
on the beam — (informal) CORRECT, right, accurate, true, on the straight and narrow, on the right track, on the right lines; informal on the money, on the mark; Brit. informal spot on. → beam * * * phrasal : following a guiding beam : proceeding correc … Useful english dictionary
on the beam — {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. (Of an airplane) In the radio beam that marks the path to follow between airports; flying in the right direction. * /A radio signal tells the pilot of an airplane when he is flying on the beam./ 2. {slang} Doing well;… … Dictionary of American idioms
on the beam — {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. (Of an airplane) In the radio beam that marks the path to follow between airports; flying in the right direction. * /A radio signal tells the pilot of an airplane when he is flying on the beam./ 2. {slang} Doing well;… … Dictionary of American idioms
off the beam — phrasal : not following a guiding beam : proceeding on a wrong course : deviating from the normal or true truly off the beam and wandering in a Stygian darkness Peggy Bennett * * * off the beam 1. Off the course shown by a radio beam 2. Off the… … Useful english dictionary
off the beam — {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. (Of an airplane) Not in the radio beam that marks the path to follow between airports; flying in the wrong direction. * /A radio signal tells the pilot of an airplane when his plane is off the beam./ 2. {slang} Wrong;… … Dictionary of American idioms