LIGHT BEAM Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the phrase light beam. (close relations)
Definition of LIGHT BEAM
Best Alternative Words for LIGHT BEAM
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beam | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather • long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction • a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation • a column of light (as from a beacon) • (nautical) breadth amidships • the broad side of a ship • a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts verb • smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression • emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light • express with a beaming face or smile • broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television • have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink • experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion | ||||||||
ray | nounn | |||||||
noun • a column of light (as from a beacon) • a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence • (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point • a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation • the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization • any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish • cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins verb • emit as rays • extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center • expose to radiation | ||||||||
shaft | nounn | |||||||
noun • a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect • a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow) • a column of light (as from a beacon) • the main (mid) section of a long bone • obscene terms for penis • a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon • a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator) • (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column • a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel • a revolving rod that transmits power or motion • the hollow spine of a feather verb • equip with a shaft • defeat someone through trickery or deceit | ||||||||
brilliance | nounn | |||||||
noun • a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted • the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand • unusual mental ability | ||||||||
flash | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a sudden intense burst of radiant energy • a momentary brightness • a short vivid experience • a sudden brilliant understanding • a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) • a gaudy outward display • a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate • a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story • a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification • a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph adjective satellite • tastelessly showy verb • gleam or glow intermittently • appear briefly • display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously • make known or cause to appear with great speed • run or move very quickly or hastily • expose or show briefly • protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal • emit a brief burst of light | ||||||||
glare | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted • an angry stare • a focus of public attention verb • look at with a fixed gaze • be sharply reflected • shine intensely | ||||||||
gleam | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an appearance of reflected light • a flash of light (especially reflected light) verb • be shiny, as if wet • shine brightly, like a star or a light • to shine with faint or brief light | ||||||||
glimmer | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a flash of light (especially reflected light) • a slight suggestion or vague understanding verb • shine brightly, like a star or a light | ||||||||
glow | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an alert and refreshed state • light from nonthermal sources • the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised • a feeling of considerable warmth • a steady even light without flames • the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface • an appearance of reflected light verb • emit a steady even light without flames • have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink • shine intensely, as if with heat • be exuberant or high-spirited • experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion | ||||||||
laser | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light | ||||||||
radiance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface • the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light • an attractive combination of good health and happiness | ||||||||
shimmer | verbv | |||||||
noun • a weak and tremulous light verb • shine with a weak or fitful light • give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk | ||||||||
shine | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light verb • be bright by reflecting or casting light • emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light • be shiny, as if wet • be distinguished or eminent • be clear and obvious • have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink • throw or flash the light of (a lamp) • touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly • experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion • make (a surface) shine | ||||||||
stream | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth • dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas • the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression • something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously • a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) verb • to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind • exude profusely • move in large numbers • rain heavily • flow freely and abundantly | ||||||||
irradiation | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the condition of being exposed to radiation • a column of light (as from a beacon) • (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex • the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background • (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus • (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance | ||||||||
beam of light | ||||||||
noun • a column of light (as from a beacon) | ||||||||
ray of light | nounn | |||||||
noun • a column of light (as from a beacon) | ||||||||
shaft of light | nounn | |||||||
noun • a column of light (as from a beacon) |