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    LIGHT BEAM

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A column of light (as from a beacon)play

    Synonyms:

    beam; beam of light; irradiation; light beam; ray; ray of light; shaft; shaft of light

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural phenomena

    Hypernyms ("light beam" is a kind of...):

    light; visible light; visible radiation ((physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "light beam"):

    heat ray (a ray that produces a thermal effect)

    high beam (the beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination)

    moon-ray; moon ray; moonbeam (a ray of moonlight)

    sunbeam; sunray (a ray of sunlight)

    laser beam (a beam of light generated by a laser)

    low beam (the beam of a car's headlights that provides illumination for a short distance)

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