straal — meaning in English

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.
• frog noun A small tailless amphibian with long hind legs built for jumping and swimming.
• jet noun A fast-moving stream of liquid, gas, or flame forced out of a small opening.
• pour verb To make a liquid flow steadily out of or into a container.
• radius noun A straight line from the center of a circle or sphere to its edge, or the length of that line.
• ray noun A narrow beam of light or other radiation.

Senses

straal is used for these senses in English:

• frog An organ on the bottom of a horse’s hoof that assists in the circulation of blood.
• pour (colloquial) A downpour; a flood of precipitation.
• radius (geometry) The length of this line segment.

beam — full definition

1. noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.
2. noun A ray or narrow stream of light.
3. noun A wide, happy smile.
4. verb To smile broadly and happily.
5. verb To send out light, or to transmit signals or data wirelessly.

frog — full definition

1. noun A small tailless amphibian with long hind legs built for jumping and swimming.
2. noun The part of a violin or similar bow that the player grips, holding the horsehair in place.
3. noun Informal and often considered offensive: a French person.
4. verb Informal: to undo the stitches of a knitted item in order to fix a mistake or reuse the yarn.

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