wide beam

collocation in English

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wide
adjective
uk
/waɪd/us
/waɪd/
having a larger distance from one side to the other than is usual or expected, especially in comparison with the length of something; ...
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beam
noun[C]
uk
/biːm/us
/biːm/
a line of light that shines from a ...
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(Definition ofwideandbeamfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Next, the angular position of the obstacle cannot be determined by a sensor reading because of thewidebeam.
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It is the combination of a laser oscillator with awidebeamdivergence angle and phase plates.
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Our next idea is the combination of a laser oscillator with awidebeamdivergence angle and phase plates.
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A broadband and awidebeamdivergence angle laser are used with a phase plate to provide a good smoothing effect.
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A broadband and awidebeamdivergence angle laser is used with a random phase plate to obtain the smoothed focal spot profile.
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This function has the effect of having a verywidebeamearly, but closing fast.
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The major uncertainty is caused by thewidebeamwidth, which is detected by a camera.
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In addition, because of the righting moment provided by thewidebeam, trimarans do not need the weighted keel that is required in monohulls.
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She was constructed without armaments, with awidebeamto provide space for cargo.
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She has awidebeamand sits low in the water.
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The forty-year-old fell four feet (1.2 m) into the water while working on an 18 inch (46 cm)widebeam.
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In order to provide a stable platform when dredging, skipjacks have very low freeboard and awidebeam(averaging one third the length on deck).
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Spoiled parabolic antennas produce a narrow beam in one dimension and a relativelywidebeamin the other.
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The laser beam is optically split into awidebeamilluminating an imaginary plane above the working desk.
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A catamaran is geometry-stabilized, that is, it derives its stability from itswidebeam, rather than having a ballasted keel like a monohull.
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Widebeamillumination is the only type that has the light source set wide open.
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