Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In weaving, a person whose business it is to put warps on the beam.
- noun Same as
beaming-machine .
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- noun cricket A
ball ,presumed to have been bowled accidentally, that does notbounce , but passes thebatsman athead height . - noun informal, jargon A device that can
project an image through a lens onto a screen with light from a DVD player, television or video recorder. - noun slang A
BMW .
Etymologies
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Examples
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It was as if the beamer were a vacuum, suck-ing up ever more delirious dancers from the depths below.
Mission to Moulokin Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1979
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The beamer will be a permanent loan to the c-base, located in their workshop room - therefore used for hundreds of lectures and workshops around free software.
Planet Ubuntu 2009
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Did the presentation I had to do on Wed ( "Overview of Localization for Wireless Sensor Networks"), which went pretty well - despite the laptop not talking to the beamer (ack, using Dutch term for projector - despite the fact that the Dutch word for projector is something similar, they use the term "beamer" when they're talking in English ... very confusing).
January 30th, 2004 2004
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"It may have carried some kind of beamer that activated your automatic pilot," said Mr. Swift.
Tom Swift Jr And His Giant Robot Sklar, Richard 1954
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· the blocks of a "beamer" document are now included in the "structure view".
Softpedia - Windows - All Softpedia Mac OS 2010
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The masses have all sold out for a four bed detached house and a beamer on the drive, everybody ` s too frightened to say or do anything, for fear of losing the aforementioned lifestyle, and ending up on a sink estate, (thats whats Jeremy Kyle and Trish are there for, Your worst nightmare!)
ACPO blames front-line cops for doing their job SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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As entertaining as it is educational, Daddy grabs you from the get-go with its description of Adam Tyler, a charismatic architect, who zooms into our lives in his tomato-red beamer, fresh from three months in the Amazon where he built both a hospital for the poor and his smooth caramel chest.
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There are two large rooms that can be used for social gatherings equipped with a TV and a beamer and screen, plus a dining room and a well-furnished kitchen next to the swimming pool.
weekly nathreee 2010
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There are two large rooms that can be used for social gatherings equipped with a TV and a beamer and screen, plus a dining room and a well-furnished kitchen next to the swimming pool.
Lextalionis IX The Queen's Gambit nathreee 2010
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Place an interactive whiteboard in the classroom (or a beamer and a screen) and presto the students can easily share their work and what is relevant to them.
C is for Coursebook (by Lindsay Clandfield) « An A-Z of ELT 2010
bilby commented on the word beamer
Cricket jargon - A ball bowled directly at the batsman's head without bouncing. The effect is similar to a baseball pitch at a batter's helmet.
November 30, 2007
planspark commented on the word beamer
German for projector.
October 17, 2009