Difference between Beam and Shine

What is the difference between Beam and Shine?

Beam as a verb is to transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism. while Shine as a verb is to emit light.

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: Hell is nothing else but nature departed or excluded from the beam of divine light.

Shine

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To emit light.To reflect light.To distinguish oneself; to excel.To be immediately apparent.To polish (something).To polish a cricket ball using saliva and one's clothing.To create light with a flashlight, lamp, torch, etc.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Brightness from a source of light.Brightness from reflected light.Excellence in quality or appearance.Shoeshine.Sunshine.Moonshine.The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball.

Example sentence: Less make-up is better, and it's always better to let your natural beauty shine. Essentially, be happy with your appearance.

We hope you now know whether to use Beam or Shine in your sentence.

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