pressor beam
pressor beam noun: a device that generates a beam that repels other objects; or the beam itself.
Noun
pressor beam (plural pressor beams)
- A device that generates a beam that repels other objects; or the beam itself.
- Onward and upward flashed the gigantic duplex cone, its entire whirling mass laced and latticed together—into one mammoth unit by green tractor beams and red pressors.1931 September, E. E. "Doc" Smith, “Spacehounds of IPC”, in Amazing Stories, volume 6, number 6, page 560
- By the way they're braced, there are tractor beams and pressor beams and—there are vacuum tubes that have grids but apparently work with cold cathodes.1945 June, Murray Leinster, “The Ethical Equations”, in Astounding Science Fiction, volume 35, number 4, page 122
- Synonyms:
- repulsor beam
Synonyms of pressor beam
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Forms of pressor beam
| plural | pressor beams |
|---|---|
| alternative form | presser beam |
Origin of pressor beam
From press + -or and beam. Analogous to "presser beam", a beam that presses, as the inverse of tractor beam. Coined by American science fiction author E. E. Smith in 1931 in his novel Spacehounds of IPC, first serialized in Amazing Stories.
Questions about pressor beam
- What does pressor beam mean?
- Pressor beam means a device that generates a beam that repels other objects; or the beam itself.
- What part of speech is pressor beam?
- Pressor beam is a noun.
- What is the plural of pressor beam?
- The plural of pressor beam is pressor beams.
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