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pencilbeam

pencilbeam noun: a narrow beam of light that does not spread out.

Noun

pencilbeam (plural pencilbeams)

  1. A narrow beam of light that does not spread out.

Forms of pencilbeam

pluralpencilbeams

Origin of pencilbeam

From pencil + beam.

Questions about pencilbeam

What does pencilbeam mean?
Pencilbeam means a narrow beam of light that does not spread out.
What part of speech is pencilbeam?
Pencilbeam is a noun.
What is the plural of pencilbeam?
The plural of pencilbeam is pencilbeams.

Words near pencilbeam in the dictionary

  1. pencil-pushers
  2. pencil-sharpener
  3. pencil-sharpeners
  4. pencil-skirted
  5. pencil-thin
  6. pencilbeam
  7. pencilbeams
  8. penciled
  9. penciled in
  10. penciled out
  11. penciler

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