starbeam

English

Etymology

From star +‎ beam.

Noun

starbeam (plural starbeams)

  2. (astronomy, very rare) A ray or set of rays of starlight (light emitted from a star); especially, an intense and visible one, as revealed for example by its diffraction among dust particles.
    Hypernyms: beam, ray, shaft
    Holonym: starlight
    Coordinate terms: moonbeam, sunbeam

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