beam at

AmE /ˈbiːm æt/

Definition

Definition of beam at - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

emotionsmile very happily in the direction of someone or something

The proud parents beam at their daughter during the ceremony.

technology

TECH.

send light or signals toward a particular place or object

TECH.

They beam the message at the orbiting spacecraft.

direct

project

transmit

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Expressions with beam

beam down

move someone or something to a place using a beam of energy

The captain will beam down to the planet now.

beam up

teleport someone or something to a spacecraft

The captain ordered to beam up the crew before the planet exploded.

beam from ear to ear

smile very widely because of happiness or pride

She beamed from ear to ear when she won the prize.

beam with pride

smile broadly due to pride

She beamed with pride as her son received the award.

on the beam

adv.

correct or accurate

Her calculations were on the beam.

broad in the beam

adj.

wide across the hull of a ship

The vessel is broad in the beam, ensuring stability.

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cantilever

beam type

long projecting beam fixed only at one end

molecular beam

physics

parallel beam of molecules at low pressure

Examples of beam at in a sentence

The fans beam at their idol as he steps onto the stage.
Sensors beam at the target and measure the reflected signal.
The lighthouse will beam at incoming ships during the storm.

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French:rayonner, diriger, ...
German:anstrahlen, Signale auf etwas senden, ...
Italian:sorridere raggiante a, trasmettere verso, ...
Spanish:sonreír ampliamente a, dirigir, ...
Portuguese:sorrir para, emitir em direção a, ...
Chinese:喜笑颜开, 对准...发射, ...
Japanese:にこにこ微笑む, 送る, ...
Arabic:ابْتَسَمَ لِ, وَجَّهَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהָאִיר פָּנִים אֶל, לְשַׁדֵּר אֶל, ...
Russian:лучезарно улыбаться, направлять луч на, ...
Ukrainian:сяяти усмішкою до, спрямувати на, ...
Hindi:खुशी से मुस्कुराना, संकेत प्रेषित करना, ...
Bengali:মুখ ভরা হাসি হেসে তাকানো, সংকেত পাঠানো, ...
Catalan:somriure radiant a, emetre cap a, ...
Czech:zářit na někoho, vysílat, ...
Danish:stråle til, sende, ...
Dutch:stralen naar, uitzenden naar, ...
Greek:χαμογελώ πλατιά σε, εκπέμπω προς, ...
Hungarian:rámosolyogni, irányítani, ...
Khmer:ញញឹមយ៉ាងរីករាយទៅកាន់, បញ្ជូនសញ្ញាទៅកាន់, ...
Korean:활짝 웃다, 쏘다, ...
Persian:لبخند زد, تاباند, ...
Polish:uśmiechnąć się promiennie do, kierować, ...
Portuguese (BR):sorrir, direcionar, ...
Romanian:a zâmbi larg, a transmite către, ...
Swedish:stråla mot, sända mot, ...
Thai:ยิ้มกว้างให้, ยิงสัญญาณไปยัง, ...
Turkish:mutlulukla gülümsemek, ışın göndermek, ...
Vietnamese:tươi cười với, chiếu vào, ...

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