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beamtime

beamtime noun: the amount of time allocated to a researcher for use of a beam of particles from a particular source.

Noun

beamtime (usually uncountable, plural beamtimes)

  1. (usually) The amount of time allocated to a researcher for use of a beam of particles from a particular source.

Forms of beamtime

pluralbeamtimes

Origin of beamtime

From beam + time.

Questions about beamtime

What does beamtime mean?
Beamtime means the amount of time allocated to a researcher for use of a beam of particles from a particular source.
What part of speech is beamtime?
Beamtime is a noun.
What is the plural of beamtime?
The plural of beamtime is beamtimes.

Words near beamtime in the dictionary

  1. beamster
  2. beamsters
  3. beamstop
  4. beamstops
  5. beamstrahlung
  6. beamtime
  7. beamtimes
  8. beamtrain
  9. beamtrains
  10. beamwalk
  11. beamwalked

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