Beam-like

  • 1beam — [OE] In Old English times the word bēam (like modern German baum) meant ‘tree’ – a signification preserved in tree names such as hornbeam and whitebeam. But already before the year 1000 the extended meanings we are familiar with today – ‘piece of …

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  • 2beam — [OE] In Old English times the word bēam (like modern German baum) meant ‘tree’ – a signification preserved in tree names such as hornbeam and whitebeam. But already before the year 1000 the extended meanings we are familiar with today – ‘piece of …

    Word origins

  • 3Beam tracing — is a derivative of the ray tracing algorithm that replaces rays, which have no thickness, with beams. Beams are shaped like unbounded pyramids, with (possibly complex) polygonal cross sections. Beam tracing was first proposed by Paul Heckbert and …

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  • 4Beam Me Up Scotty (Mixtape) — Beam Me Up Scotty Remixalbum von Nicki Minaj Veröffentlichung 18. April 2009 Label Trapaholics …

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  • 5Beam stack search — is a search algorithm which integrates backtracking with beam search.It was recently proposed by Rong Zhou and Eric A. Hansen, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Mississippi State University during the 15th International Conference… …

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  • 6beam´i|ness — beam|y «BEE mee», adjective, beam|i|er, beam|i|est. 1. like a beam; massive. 2. (of a ship) broad in the beam. 3. Figurative …

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  • 7beam|y — «BEE mee», adjective, beam|i|er, beam|i|est. 1. like a beam; massive. 2. (of a ship) broad in the beam. 3. Figurative …

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  • 8beam system — noun A system whereby, with the aid of reflectors, short wireless waves are projected (like a lighthouse beam) in a particular direction, not radiated in all directions • • • Main Entry: ↑beam …

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  • 9Beam propagation method — (BPM) refers to a computational technique in Electromagnetics, usedto solve the Helmholtz equation under conditions of a time harmonic wave. BPM works under slowly varying envelope approximation, for linear and nonlinear equations.The beam… …

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  • 10BEAM robotics — The word beam in BEAM robotics is an acronym for Biology, Electronics, Aesthetics, and Mechanics . This is a term that refers to a style of robotics that primarily uses simple analog circuits, such as comparators, instead of a microprocessor in… …

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