beam
Example Sentences
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A beam of light illuminated almost an entire block.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Equipment mounted below the waterline of a boat emits a fan‑shaped beam of sound waves ahead of the craft.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
The Dean Heritage Centre is home to beam engines and cider presses, and a detailed display charting the history of the areas iconic free miners.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Because both components have equal mass, researchers have long sought to understand how such a system would behave when forming a beam and undergoing diffraction.
From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026
She pointed it so that the sun shone a bright beam on her kindling.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
Vocabulary lists containing beam
Engineering - Introductory
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Structural Engineering
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Civil Engineering
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