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• radio beam — n. BEAM (n. II, 3) …   English World dictionary

• radio beam — noun a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather • Syn: ↑beam • Derivationally related forms: ↑beam (for: ↑beam) • Hypernyms: ↑signal, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• radio beam — radio signal, transmission of radio waves …   English contemporary dictionary

• radio beam — beam (def. 12). [1920 25] * * * …   Universalium

• radio beam — /ˈreɪdioʊ bim/ (say raydeeoh beem) noun → beam (def. 13) …  

• beam — beamless, adj. beamlike, adj. /beem/, n. 1. any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped esp. for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines. 2. Building Trades. a horizontal bearing… …   Universalium

• beam — /bim / (say beem) noun 1. a thick, long piece of timber, shaped for structural use. 2. a similar piece of metal, stone, etc. 3. Building Trades one of the main horizontal supporting members in a building or the like, as for supporting a roof or… …  

• beam — I n. shaft of light 1) to direct, shine a beam at 2) a high; low beam (on a car) 3) a beam from; to signal 4) a radar; radio beam 5) (also fig.) off the beam; on the beam piece of wood 6) a balance beam II v. 1) (B) they beamed the prog …   Combinatory dictionary

• beam — {{11}}beam (n.) O.E. beam originally living tree, but by late 10c. also rafter, post, ship s timber, from W.Gmc. *baumaz (Cf. O.Fris. bam tree, gallows, beam, M.Du. boom, O.H.G. boum, Ger. Baum tree ), perhaps from PIE verb root *bheue to grow… …   Etymology dictionary

• beam — I. noun Etymology: Middle English beem, from Old English bēam tree, beam; akin to Old High German boum tree Date: before 12th century 1. a. a long piece of heavy often squared timber suitable for use in construction b. a wood or metal cylinder in …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• radio — Synonyms and related words: AM receiver, AM tuner, AM FM receiver, AM FM tuner, CB, RDF, Teletype, Wirephoto, advice, adviser, air, announce, announcer, annunciator, audio frequency, authority, auto radio, automation, aviation radio, avionics,… …   Moby Thesaurus