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starbeam

starbeam noun: a ray or set of rays of starlight (light emitted from a star); especially, an intense and visible one, as revealed for example by its diffraction among dust particles.

Noun

starbeam (plural starbeams)

  1. (rare) A ray or set of rays of starlight (light emitted from a star); especially, an intense and visible one, as revealed for example by its diffraction among dust particles.
    • Holonym: starlight

Forms of starbeam

pluralstarbeams

Origin of starbeam

From star + beam.

Questions about starbeam

What does starbeam mean?
Starbeam means a ray or set of rays of starlight (light emitted from a star); especially, an intense and visible one, as revealed for example by its diffraction among dust particles.
What part of speech is starbeam?
Starbeam is a noun.
What is the plural of starbeam?
The plural of starbeam is starbeams.

Words near starbeam in the dictionary

  1. starbathe
  2. starbathed
  3. starbathes
  4. starbathing
  5. starbaths
  6. starbeam
  7. starbeams
  8. Starbeck
  9. Starbies
  10. Starbird
  11. Starbirds

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