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LIGHT BEAM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A column of light (as from a beacon)
Synonyms:
beam; beam of light; irradiation; light beam; ray; ray of light; shaft; shaft of light
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("light beam" is a kind of...):
light; visible light; visible radiation ((physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "light beam"):
heat ray (a ray that produces a thermal effect)
high beam (the beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination)
moon-ray; moon ray; moonbeam (a ray of moonlight)
sunbeam; sunray (a ray of sunlight)
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)
