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sunbeam
noun 5name 3
Collocations
2PREP.
in, upon
ADV.
peacefully
Definitions
noun
1
A ray of sunlight; especially, a visible, narrow, and intense (relative to ambient light) ray of sunlight (as revealed by, for example, its diffraction among dust particles).
I cut-in various other material to this; for instance, a shot of a rushing brook in springtime, with dancing sunbeams reflected in the water; of birds splashing in the village pond; and, finally, of a laughing child.
Similarly, the rays diverging from the sun will pass by you and converge on the point directly opposite the sun, the shadow of your head. All sunbeams, and thus all shadows, appear to converge there.[…]Only perspective makes all shadows appear to converge on the antisolar point. But this point is also the center of the rainbow, so as you look at the rainbow, all sunbeams and shadows will lie along radii of the bow as they flow straight to its center.
2
Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Curetis.
3
Any hummingbird of the genus Aglaeactis.
4
Synonym of sunshine (“ironic form of address to an inferior or troublemaker”).
DOCTOR: You seem to be our best bet so far, don't you think so, Mel? Mel? Where's Mel? DEPUTY: No, no, no, sunbeam. You're coming with us.
5
An item of cutlery or crockery laid out on a table, but not used, and which can be returned to the drawer without being washed.
name
1
An unincorporated community in Moffat County, Colorado, United States.
2
An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Illinois, United States.
3
An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States.
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Synonyms
noun — a ray of sunlight
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Idioms & Phrases
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I cut-in various other material to this; for instance, a shot of a rushing brook in springtime, with dancing sunbeams reflected in the water; of birds splashing in the village pond; and, finally, of a
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Similarly, the rays diverging from the sun will pass by you and converge on the point directly opposite the sun, the shadow of your head. All sunbeams, and thus all shadows, appear to converge there.[
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I had frequently had to explain to cameramen that only in the early morning or late in the evening did sunbeams fall from the window as flat as they were usually found in films. The sun being higher d
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The sunbeam acts upon the skin.
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The first sunbeam, she knew, would be her death.
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With appropriate laser light, we can see individual atoms with the naked eye the way we see dust motes in a sunbeam.
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