beam

P4336
predicate

Indicates that one entity emits, directs, or projects a concentrated line or stream (such as light, energy, or information) toward another entity.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
beam canonical 958
beamStructure 2
beamlineDirection 1

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: beam
Generated description
Indicates that one entity emits, directs, or projects a concentrated line or stream (such as light, energy, or information) toward another entity.

Sample triples (962)

Subject Object
USS Wainwright (DD-419) 36 ft 1 in
USS Buck (DD-420) 36 ft 1 in
Cutty Sark about 11 metres
IJN cruiser Naka approximately 14.2 meters
German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen approximately 21.7 meters
Royal Yacht Britannia 16.76 metres
Ever Given 58.8 m
Hiryu 22.3 m
USS Arkansas 93 feet
USS Nautilus about 8.5 meters
Shōhō about 18.2 m
IJN battleship Yamashiro 28.65 m
USS Morris (DD-417) 36 ft 1 in
BB-44
surface form: USS California
97 feet 5 inches
USS Lexington (CV-2) approximately 106 feet at waterline
HMS Ajax 56 feet
USS Saratoga 106 feet
Japanese battleship Mutsu about 29 m
Arethusa class (1930s) approximately 51 feet
German battleship Scharnhorst 30 m
German battleship Gneisenau approximately 30 m
HMS Exeter approximately 58 feet
HMS Namur approximately 48 feet
USS Indianapolis (CA-35) approximately 66 feet
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) about 130 ft (waterline)
HMS Victory, off Cape Trafalgar, Spain
surface form: HMS Victory
approximately 15.8 metres
USS South Dakota (BB-57) 108 feet 2 inches
USS Maryland (SSBN-738) about 13 meters
Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō about 20.3 meters
BB-36
surface form: USS Nevada
95 feet
Queen Mary 36.1 metres
Balclutha 38 ft
Balclutha 12 m
Japanese battleship Nagato approximately 29 m
HMS Bellerophon 47 ft 1 in
HMS Warspite about 27 meters
HMS Goliath approximately 47 feet
Japanese cruiser Tenryu 12.34 m
Japanese cruiser Yubari 12.04 m
US heavy cruiser USS Astoria
surface form: USS Astoria (CA-34)
61 feet 9 inches
M/V Tustumena 59 ft
US heavy cruiser USS Quincy
surface form: USS Quincy (CA-39)
61 feet 9 inches
HMS Maori 36.5 feet
M/V LeConte 57 feet
M/V Aurora 52 ft
RMS Titanic 28.2 metres
M/V Lituya about 43 ft
Halifax-class frigate approximately 16 metres
Victoria-class submarine approximately 7.6 metres
Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel approximately 19 metres