Difference between Glow and Beam

What is the difference between Glow and Beam?

Glow as a verb is to give off light from heat or to emit light as if heated. while Beam as a verb is to transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism.

Glow

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To give off light from heat or to emit light as if heated. To radiate some emotional quality like light. To gaze especially passionately at something. To radiate thermal heat. To shine brightly and steadily. To sweat

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The state of a glowing object. The condition of being passionate or having warm feelings. The brilliance or warmth of color in an environment or on a person (especially one's face).

Example sentence: My dad says he likes to bask in my glow.

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: I was a gymnast when I was younger. My parents put me in gymnastics, and I was actually only good at the floor. I was terrible at everything else, especially beam. Unfortunately, you can't be a gymnast unless you're good at all of the apparatuses, so I became a competitive cheerleader. I was just the main tumbler for my squad.

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

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