energy beam

Focused power stream

A concentrated stream of energy—light, radiation, particles, or electromagnetic force—projected in a directed line.

The term appears mostly in science fiction, where energy beams serve as weapons or tools: The ship's energy beam cut through the asteroid.

In real applications, lasers and particle accelerators produce actual energy beams, though rarely called that outside popular science contexts.

Related
  • laserConcentrated light device
  • rayNarrow light emission
  • photonElectromagnetic radiation unit
  • blastSudden forceful burst
  • plasmaElectrified matter state

pulse · charged particle · weapon · zap · discharge · phaser · cannon · particle · stream · light · light saber · power · power source · sci-fi · charge · bolt · flash · radiant

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Opposites
physical projectile type

energy beambullet

Fired metal projectile

projectile · ballistic missile · cannonball · arrow · slug

concentration vs. dispersion

energy beamenergy field

Region of radiating force

shockwave · energy burst · scatter · explosion

active emission vs. passive absorption

energy beamenergy shield

Protective barrier of power

absorber · black hole · nullifier · void

Family

energy, beam, energies, energetic, energetically, energize, energized, energizing, energizer

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G