offbeam

Adjective

offbeam (comparative more offbeam, superlative most offbeam)

1. Not in line with excited parallel neurofibers.
   • A Diagram of neuronal circuitry and positions of extracellular microelectrodes (EME) for recording from stellate ceils ($7), intracellular microelectrodes (IME) for recording from Purkinje cells (PC), two local stimulating electrodes (LSE 1 and LSE 2) for stimulating parallel fibers (PF), offbeam...1976 January, Naiphinich Kotchabhakdi, “Functional circuitry of the goldfish cerebellum”, in Journal of comparative physiology, volume 112, number 1
2. Not connected to a broadcast signal.
   • The first category ensures that the antenna sidelobe patterns are held to close tolerances to limit offbeam power densities and that the frequencies are chosen with due regard to the positions and levels of intermodulation products.1978, IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Group, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers., EASCON Record, page 311
   • I took the car offbeam and turned around, gunning it back toward the city.2003, David Brin, Kiln People, →ISBN