beamer
Bavarian motor vehicle
A beamer is slang for a BMW automobile, reflecting the brand's pronunciation: He pulled up in a beamer.
In cricket, a beamer is an illegal delivery that reaches the batsman at or above waist height without bouncing—dangerous and penalized.
In presentations, beamer refers to a digital projector, usage more common in European English: Connect your laptop to the beamer. (Capitalized Beamer is a surname.)
Enclosed passenger car
- coupeTwo-door fixed-roof car
- roadsterOpen two-seat sports car
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- GermanCentral European language
autobahn · performance · driving · enthusiast · tuning · motorsport · badge · grille
Located directly above
- lumensMeasure of visible light
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- VGALegacy display interface
- HDMIAudio-video interface standard
sedan
Enclosed passenger car
German · autobahn · performance · driving · enthusiast · tuning · motorsport · badge · grille · kidney
overhead
Located directly above
- lumensMeasure of visible light
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- VGALegacy display interface
HDMI · DLP · LCD · lens · focus · keystone · throw · screen · bulb · portable
bouncer
Venue entrance enforcer
helmet · pace · intimidation · yorker · delivery · wicket · swing · seam · pitch
- happy peoplehappy camper, smiler, grinner, tickled pink, happy-go-lucky
- Anglicismsapp, baby, blog, brunch, chat
- car slangbeater, Benz, bug, Caddy, cherry
- projectorsprojector, video projector, digital projector, LCD projector, LED projector
- Cricket Bowlingfast bowling, googly, yorker, bouncer, inswinger
- pseudo-loanwordshandy, smoking, oldtimer, public viewing, body bag
beamerMercedes
Premium German automaker
Merc · Benz · Mercedes-Benz · Audi · Porsche
- laser beamFocused, amplified light emission
- high beamsMaximum headlight setting
- tractor beamEnergy that pulls objects closer
- balance beamElevated narrow plank for routines
- beam of lightDirected luminous emission
- I beamsFlanged metal girders
beam, beams, beaming, beamed, sunbeam, moonbeam, light beam, high-beam, beamers