beam splitting

US: /ˈbiːm ˌsplɪtɪŋ/

Definition

Definition of beam splitting - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

physics

TECH.

process of dividing one directed beam into two or more paths

TECH.

Beam splitting is required to send the laser light to both detectors.

release

unfasten

unlock

Adjective

optics

TECH.

designed to divide one incoming beam into two or more separate beams

TECH.

The engineer installed a beam splitting mirror in the optical path.

unfastened

unsecured

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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.

Expressions with splitting

have a splitting headache

suffer from a very strong and painful headache

I have a splitting headache after that loud concert.

someone's head is splitting

exp.

feel very strong pain or pressure in the head

My head is splitting after that loud concert!

splitting headache

very severe headache causing intense pain

She couldn't concentrate because of a splitting headache.

a person splitting sides

someone who makes others laugh a lot

At the party, John was a person splitting sides.

lane splitting

motorcycle riding between lanes of slow traffic

Lane splitting can save time during traffic jams.

stone splitting machine

equipment designed for cutting and shaping stones

The stone splitting machine is essential for the masonry workshop.

word-splitting

making overly fine distinctions in language

His argument was dismissed as mere word-splitting.

fee splitting

dividing a payment between two professionals

The doctors engaged in fee splitting for referrals.

income splitting

method to allocate income for financial planning

They used income splitting for better financial management.

water splitting

chemical process separating water into hydrogen and oxygen gases

Researchers study water splitting to produce clean hydrogen fuel.

Examples of beam splitting in a sentence

Accurate beam splitting is crucial for many quantum cryptography experiments.
The beam splitting prism directed light to both sensors simultaneously.
We replaced the standard lens with a beam splitting component for the new setup.

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French:division de faisceau, séparateur de faisceau, ...
German:Strahlteilung, strahlteilend, ...
Italian:divisione del fascio, a divisione di fascio, ...
Spanish:división de haz, divisor de haz, ...
Portuguese:divisão de feixe, separador, ...
Chinese:分束, 分束的, ...
Japanese:ビーム分割, ビームスプリッティングの, ...
Arabic:تَقْسِيم الحُزْمَة, مُقَسِّم, ...
Hebrew:פִּיצּוּל אֲלוּמָה, מְפַצֵּל אֲלוּמָה, ...
Russian:разделение пучка, лучерасщепляющий, ...
Ukrainian:розщеплення променя, променеподільний, ...
Hindi:बीम स्प्लिटिंग, किरण-विभाजक, ...
Bengali:রশ্মি বিভাজন, রশ্মি বিভাজক, ...
Catalan:divisió del feix, separador de feix, ...
Czech:dělení svazku, dělicí, ...
Danish:stråledeling, stråledelende, ...
Dutch:bundelsplitsing, bundelsplitsend, ...
Greek:διαχωρισμός δέσμης, διαχωριστικός, ...
Hungarian:nyalábosztás, nyalábosztó, ...
Khmer:ការបំបែកធ្នឹមពន្លឺ, បំបែកធ្នឹមពន្លឺ, ...
Korean:빔 분할, 빔 분할용, ...
Persian:شکافت پرتو, پرتوشکن, ...
Polish:rozdzielanie wiązki, wiązkodzielący, ...
Portuguese (BR):divisão de feixe, divisor de feixe, ...
Romanian:despicare a fasciculului, separatoare, ...
Swedish:stråldelning, stråldelande, ...
Thai:การแยกลำแสง, แยกลำแสง, ...
Turkish:ışın bölme, ışın ayırıcı, ...
Vietnamese:tách chùm tia, tách chùm, ...

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