Beam
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism. To smile broadly or especially cheerfully.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use. One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building; one of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid - supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones. The maximum width of a vessel; as, one vessel is said to have more beam than another; also called breadth. (FM 55-501). The crossbar of a mechanical balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended. The principal stem of the antler of a deer. The pole of a carriage. A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven; one being called the fore beam, the other the back beam. The straight part or shank of an anchor. The central bar of a plow, to which the handles and colter are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen or horses that draw it. A heavy iron lever having an oscillating motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and the other with the crank of the wheel shaft; -- called also working beam or walking beam. A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat. A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort. One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called also beam feather. A horizontal bar which connects the stems of two or more notes to group them and to indicate metric value.
Example sentence: The key thing is, even if you only have a couple of hours a month, those two hours shoulder-to-shoulder, next to one student, concentrated attention, shining this beam of light on their work, on their thoughts and their self-expression, is going to be absolutely transformative, because so many of the students have not had that ever before.
Ray
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To emit something as if in rays.To radiate as if in rays
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A beam of light or radiation.a marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail.A rib like reinforcing of bone or cartilage in a fish's fin.a line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point.a tiny amount.An anglicised spelling of re.