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beam

[beem] / bim /


VERB
broadcast on air waves
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WEAK


VERB
smile broadly
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WEAK
VERB
shine, as a light
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WEAK


VERB
make electronic transfer
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WEAK


Example Sentences

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"It uses, effectively, laser beams and very clever maths," she explains.

From BBC

And the vast majority of YouTube content is now beamed by radio—riding scarce spectrum to the viewer’s phone, computer or flat screen.

From The Wall Street Journal

Using rare isotope beams at Michigan State University and highly sensitive gamma ray detectors, the team measured the lifetimes of excited nuclear states with precision on the scale of picoseconds.

From Science Daily

That craft is more valuable and rare than ever in an industry facing all kinds of threats, from the shaky future of theatrical films to the tractor beam of YouTube.

From The Wall Street Journal

The interceptors -- usually winged or propeller-like helicopters -- are mainly controlled with inbuilt cameras that beam real-time images to pilots on the ground.

From Barron's