tightbeam

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noun

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

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Meanings

nountightbeam (plural tightbeams)

plural tightbeams · alternative tight-beam · alternative tight beam

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

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

    2013, James S. A. Corey, Abaddon's Gate

Origin

From tight + beam.

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APA

tightbeam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tightbeam

MLA

“tightbeam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tightbeam. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tightbeam,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tightbeam.

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