Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tightbeam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tight-beam
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A focused beam of energy (such as a laser) that contains and transmits information.

Example Sentences

"“Do I have those tightbeams yet?” “We're acknowledged and pending, sir,” Chen said. “They know we want to talk.”"

Etymology

From tight + beam.

Inflected Forms

tightbeams (plural) tight-beam (alternative) tight beam (alternative)

Questions

What does tightbeam mean?: A focused beam of energy (such as a laser) that contains and transmits information.
Where does tightbeam come from?: From tight + beam.

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