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Definition: BEAMER

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Signifies an entity that beams, based on the verb beam.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(beam)		 1. Smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression.[Wordnet].
2. Emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The fire beamed on their faces".[Wordnet].
3. Express with a beaming face or smile; "he beamed his approval".[Wordnet].
4. Broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television.[Wordnet].
5. Have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink.[Wordnet].
6. Experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy".[Wordnet].
7. Especially of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna".[Wordnet].
8. To send forth; to emit; -- followed ordinarily by forth; as, to beam forth light.[Websters].
9. To emit beams of light.[Websters].
10. Base verb from the following inflections: beaming, beamed, beams, beamer, beamers, beamingly and beamedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008.

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"Beamer" is a common misspelling or typo for: beamed, beaker, beamers, Beamter.

Date "Beamer" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1900. (references)

Specialty Definition: BEAMER

Domain Definition
Computing Beamer A video projector that can be connected to a computer instead of, or as well as, a monitor, and used for making presentations. [Examples? Proper term?] (1999-10-24) Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
Health Crack smoker. (references)
Mechanical Engineering A machine that will wind yarn from a creel onto a beam. Source: European Union. (references)
Occupations 1: Tends machine that winds yarn from several section beams I simultaneously onto single $T3loom beam$T1 preparatory to weaving: Positions section beams on creel with aid of BEAMER HELPER (textile), using chain hoist. Lays individual yarn ends from each section beam between dents of reed and teeth of expansion comb, following leases in section warps. Tapes yarn ends to loom beam or ties groups of yarn ends into knots and inserts knots into slots of loom beam. Turns knob to set yardage clock as specified. Starts machine and observes yarn to detect slubs, breaks, and tangles. Removes slubs with scissors, straightens tangles, and ties broken yarn ends with fingers. Inserts $T3lease string$T1 in warp yarn and secures yarn ends with tape. Doffs full loom beam onto handtruck and replaces beam with empty beam with aid of BEAMER HELPER (textile), using chain hoist. Records style number, number of yarn breaks, machine stops, and yardage beamed. (references)
  2: Trims and cleans animal hides, using knife: Places hide on table and cuts off superfluous fat, flesh, ragged edges, and parts, such as ears, snout, skin, and tail. Spreads hide on floor, skin side up, to prepare them for inspection. May separate hides according to size, weight, and condition. May be designated according to animal hide trimmed as Calfskin Trimmer (meat products); Cow Trimmer (meat products); Pigskin Trimmer (meat products). (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Common Expressions: BEAMER

Expressions Definition
Frank Beamer Frank Beamer (born October 18, 1946 in Mount Airy, North Carolina) is the current head coach of the Virginia Tech college football program. Having graduated from Virginia Tech in 1969, he has been the head football coach since 1987. He won consensus National Coach of the Year honors in 1999 and in 2004 was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year in his first year competing in the league. In 18 years at the helm of VT, his overall record is 135-77-2. His teams have made 11 consecutive bowl appearances. (references)
Keola Beamer Keola Beamer (born Keolamaikalani Breckenridge Beamer) is a Hawaiian slack-key guitar player, best known as the composer of "Honolulu City Lights" and an innovative musician who fused Hawaiian roots and contemporary music. He comes from a line of musicians five generations back, and can also trace his roots to Kamehemeha and Ahiakumai, 15th century rulers of Hawaii. His great grandmother was Helen Dasher Beam, herself an influential songwriter and hula dancer. (references)
Todd Beamer High School Todd Beamer High School is a four year secondary school located in Federal Way, Washington within the Federal Way Public Schools district. The school opened in September 2003 and is named after Todd Morgan Beamer, a passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11, 2001 attacks. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Expressions: BEAMER

Expressions Domain Definition
Beamer helper Occupations Assists BEAMER (textile) to tend machine that winds yarn from section beams onto $T3loom beams:$T1 Mounts section beams on creel of beamer, using handtruck and chain hoist. Helps doff and wrap loom beams. Observes warp to detect breaks and ties broken threads. May drive industrial truck to transport beams to and from storage area. Performs other duties as described under HELPER (any industry) Master Title. (references)
Cloth beamer Occupations Tends machine that winds cloth from one form to another to facilitate further processing: Threads cloth from supply truck, bale, or roll through guides and rollers to $T3takeup roll,$T1 tube, or rod, or sews cloth to end of leader in machine, using sewing machine. Turns handwheel to adjust width guides. Starts machine and observes cloth to detect irregular seams and torn selvages. Pushes lever to control tension on cloth and speed of machine. Cuts out flaws and combines several cuts of cloth to form one roll, sewing ends with portable sewing machine. Records yardage clock reading on order ticket. Removes full rolls from machine onto handtruck by hand or using hoist. May wrap cloth roll for storage or shipping [ROLL COVERER, BURLAP (textile) 929.687-042]. May be designated according to process for which cloth is being wound as Boiling-Off Winder (textile); type of material wound as Carpet Winder (carpet & rug); or type of winding machine used as Reeling-And-Tubing-Machine Operator (textile). (references)
Section beamer Occupations Tends high-speed warpers that automatically wind yarn in parallel sheets onto beams preparatory to dyeing, weaving, or knitting: Examines yarn in creel to ensure that yarn corresponds to warp pattern sheet specifications, for number of yarn ends, arrangement of yarn in creel, yarn size, and color. Requests CREELER (any industry) 689.687-030 to alter creel setup to correspond with warp pattern sheet. Pulls yarn ends from packages mounted on creel, through $T3drop wires,$T1 and tension, measuring, and spreading devices, and fastens ends to empty warp beam to thread machine. Sets yardage counter to record amount of yarn wound and starts machine. Observes operation to detect yarn breaks which cause machine to stop. Turns beam back to point of break, locates and ties broken ends, and cuts excess yarn, using scissors. Stops machine when specified yardage is wound on beam, cuts yarn, and places gummed tape over ends or loops ends together to secure ends. Doffs full beams and sets in empties [BEAM RACKER (textile) 681.686-010]. May wrap beam with paper. May replace empty yarn packages [CREELER (any industry) ]. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: BEAMER

Beamer

Beamer may mean:

  • Beamer (cricket), an uncommon (illegal) cricket delivery which reaches the batsman at head-height, without bouncing
  • Beamer (LaTeX), an extension to the LaTeX typesetting software for creating presentation slides

Beamer is the surname of:

  • Ann Beamer, a fictional character in the film Double Whammy.
  • Ben Beamer, early American outdoorsman, helped to create the Beamer Trail
  • Diane Beamer, Australian politician.
  • Frank Beamer, head coach of the Virginia Tech Hokies football team.
  • Keola Beamer, a Hawaiian slack-key guitar player.
  • Todd Beamer, victim of the September 11th Attacks famous for his catchphrase "Let's roll".

Beamer is slang for:

  • IBM Corporation employee (anachronistic).
  • Video projector, a pseudo-anglicism in a number of languages including German, Dutch and Latvian
  • BMW (slang) A vehicle produced by the German car manufacturer BMW. This is reasonably commonly used in England, UK.

Beamer may also refer to:

  • Beamer Trail,a hiking trail in Grand Canyon National Park in the USA.
  • Buzz Beamer (Sports Illustrated), a comic strip.
  • Todd Beamer High School, a four year secondary school in Washington state, USA

See also

Beemer

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Beamer". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: BEAMER

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Frank Beamer 31     Ann Beamer 2
Beamer 24     Beamer 24
Todd Beamer 12     Beamer (cricket) 5
Todd Beamer High School 10     Beamer (LaTeX) 7
Beamer Trail 9     Beamer Trail 9
Diane Beamer 9     Diane Beamer 9
Lisa Beamer 8     Frank Beamer 31
Beamer (LaTeX) 7     John V. Beamer 4
Beamer (cricket) 5     Keola Beamer 5
Keola Beamer 5     Lisa Beamer 8
John V. Beamer 4     Todd Beamer 12
Ann Beamer 2     Todd Beamer High School 10

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: BEAMER

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Bohemian rychlý nadhoz (beamer). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, beamer. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina rychlý nadhoz (beamer). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, beamer. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 卷轴机操作工 (beamer), 卷轴机 (beamer). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, beamer. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 捲軸機 (beamer), 捲軸機操作工 (beamer). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, beamer. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech rychlý nadhoz (beamer). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, beamer. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Data projector (beamer). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, beamer. (volunteer & more translations)
Français ourdisseur (ball warper tender, beam warper, beamer, warper), ourdissoir (warper, beamer, warping machine, tenter, warping frame), vidéoprojecteur (television projector, videoprojector, beamer). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, beamer. (volunteer & more translations)
French ourdisseur (ball warper tender, beam warper, beamer, warper), ourdissoir (warper, beamer, warping machine, tenter, warping frame), vidéoprojecteur (television projector, videoprojector, beamer). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, beamer. (volunteer & more translations)
German Data projector (beamer). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, beamer. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Data projector (beamer). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, beamer. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Data projector (beamer). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, beamer. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 光線者 (Beamers, Rayer, beamer). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, beamer. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: BEAMER

Language Translations for “beamer” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin eamerbay (beamer). Additional references: Pig Latin, beamer. (volunteer)
Terran B ourdissour (beamer). Additional references: Terran B, beamer. (volunteer)
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