HyperDic: shaft_of_light

English > 1 sense of the expression shaft of light:
NOUNphenomenonshaft of light, beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, irradiationa column of light (as from a beacon)
English > shaft of light: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
MeaningA column of light (as from a beacon).
Synonymsbeam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, irradiation
Narrowerheat rayA ray that produces a thermal effect
high beamThe beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination
laser beamA beam of light generated by a laser
low beamThe beam of a car's headlights that provides illumination for a short distance
moonbeam, moon ray, moon-rayA ray of moonlight
sunbeam, sunrayA ray of sunlight
Broaderlight, visible light, visible radiation(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
Spanishhaz de luz, haz, irradiación, rayo de luz, rayo
Catalanraig

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