paprsek — meaning in English
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English meaning
- beam noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.
- ray noun A narrow beam of light or other radiation.
- reed noun A tall, slender grass-like plant that grows in wet ground or shallow water.
- shaft noun A long, narrow, straight part of a tool, weapon, or machine — such as a handle, pole, or rotating rod that transmits power.
- spoke noun One of the thin rods that run from the hub of a wheel out to its rim.
Senses
paprsek is used for these senses in English:
- ray (botany) A radiating part of a flower or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, such as an aster or a sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower cluster; radius.
- reed (countable, weaving) A comb-like part of a beater for beating the weft when weaving.
- shaft (literary) A beam or ray of light.
- spoke A stick inserted into the wheel of a vehicle to keep the wheel from turning.
beam — full definition
- noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.
- noun A ray or narrow stream of light.
- noun A wide, happy smile.
- verb To smile broadly and happily.
- verb To send out light, or to transmit signals or data wirelessly.
ray — full definition
- noun A narrow beam of light or other radiation.
- noun A line extending endlessly in one direction from a fixed point (in geometry).
- noun A flat-bodied fish related to sharks, with wide wing-like fins and a whip-like tail.
- verb To spread outward from a central point, like light.