Collocations for beam - noun
1. ray of light
ADJECTIVE
light
bright, intense, powerful
narrow, thin
flashlight (AmE), searchlight, torch (BrE)
electron, infrared, laser, X-ray
full (BrE), high (AmE)
a car with its headlights on full beam
a car with its high beams on
bright, intense, powerful
narrow, thin
flashlight (AmE), searchlight, torch (BrE)
electron, infrared, laser, X-ray
full (BrE), high (AmE)
a car with its headlights on full beam
a car with its high beams on
dipped (BrE),
low
(AmE)
VERB + beam
emit,
fire,
shoot
direct, focus, point, send, shine
They focus a high-powered X-ray beam on the affected area.
direct, focus, point, send, shine
They focus a high-powered X-ray beam on the affected area.
deflect,
reflect
catch sb/sth in
He was suddenly caught in the full beam of a searchlight.
catch sb/sth in
He was suddenly caught in the full beam of a searchlight.
PREPOSITION
beam from
the beam from the lighthouse
the beam from the lighthouse
beam of
A beam of sunlight shone in through the window.
A beam of sunlight shone in through the window.
2. long piece of wood/metal
ADJECTIVE
timber (esp. BrE),
wooden
oak
iron, metal, steel
old, original (esp. BrE)
a cottage with original beams and a thatched roof
oak
iron, metal, steel
old, original (esp. BrE)
a cottage with original beams and a thatched roof
exposed
an old house with exposed oak beams
an old house with exposed oak beams
horizontal,
vertical