beam

Definitions of beam in various dictionaries:

noun - a signal transmitted along a narrow path

noun - long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction

noun - a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation

noun - a column of light (as from a beacon)

noun - (nautical) breadth amidships

noun - the broad side of a ship

noun - a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts

verb - smile radiantly

verb - emit light

verb - express with a beaming face or smile

verb - broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television

verb - have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink

verb - experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion

A squared-off log or a large, oblong piece of timber, metal, or stone used especially as a horizontal support in construction.

Nautical.

A transverse structural member of a ship’s frame, used to support a deck and to brace the sides against stress.

The breadth of a ship at the widest point.

The side of a ship: sighted land off the starboard beam.

The widest part of a person’s hips: broad in the beam.

A steel tube or wooden roller on which the warp is wound in a loom.

An oscillating lever connected to an engine piston rod and used to transmit power to the crankshaft.

The bar of a balance from which weighing pans are suspended.

A balance beam.

The main horizontal bar on a plow to which the share, colter, and handles are attached.

One of the main stems of a deer’s antlers.

A ray or shaft of light.

A concentrated stream of particles or a similar propagation of waves: a beam of protons; a beam of light.

A radio beam.

To radiate light; shine.

To smile expansively.

To emit or transmit: beam a message via satellite.

To express by means of a radiant smile: He beamed his approval of the new idea.

Following a radio beam.

On the right track; operating correctly.

verb - to emit in beams (rays of light)