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faisceau — 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.
  • bundle noun A group of objects tied, wrapped, or packaged together.
  • searchlight noun A powerful lamp that projects a controllable, focused beam of light, often used at night for surveillance or signalling.
  • sheaf noun A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.

Senses

faisceau is used for these senses in English:

  • bundle (countable) A group of objects held together by wrapping or tying.
  • fasces A Roman symbol of judicial authority consisting of a bundle of wooden sticks, with an axe blade embedded in the centre; used also as a symbol of fascism.
  • searchlight The light from the above source.
  • sheaf A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.
  • sheaf (mathematics) An abstract construct in topology that associates data to the open sets of a topological space (i.e. a presheaf) in such a way so as to make the local and global data compatible, generalizing the situation of functions, fiber bundles, manifold structure, etc. on a topological space. Formally, a presheaf \mathcal{F} whose sections are, in a technical sense, uniquely determined by their restrictions onto smaller sets: that is, given an open cover \{U_i \} of U:
  • wiring harness (automotive, electronics) A bundle of insulated wires, often held together with straps or other connectors, that transmit signals or electrical current within a vehicle, electronic device, etc., or between them.

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.

bundle — full definition

  1. noun A group of objects tied, wrapped, or packaged together.
  2. noun A set of products or services sold together as a single package.
  3. noun Informal term for a large amount of money.
  4. verb To tie or wrap into a bundle, or to sell items together as a package.

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