Beam and Dot

Beam

Beam noun - A narrow sharply defined line of light radiating from an object.

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Dot and beam are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dot" instead a noun "Beam".

Nearby Words: beaming, beamed, beamy

Dot noun - A small area that is different (as in color) from the main part.

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Beam and dot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beam" instead a noun "Dot".

Nearby Word: dotty

solid	solid beam	solid dot
instant	instant beam	instant dot
true	true beam	true dot
green	green beam	green dot
Other adjectives: single, visible, simple, small, bright, constant, large, big, intense, tiny, white, thin, new, yellow, larger, next, wide, pink, giant, red.

map

beam map

dot map

Usually has a scope and/or a Laser Sight that may take the form of a beam or a dot that everybody can see.

Source: Standard FPS Guns
Cobra's laser sight is an actual laser sight; when he assembles his Jaki and tests it, it's a proper tiny red dot, instead of a long visible beam.

Source: Film / Cobra
The player then used a control knob to position the CRT beam on the screen, depicted as a dot and simulating a missile.

Source: Video Game / Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device

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