beamer

See also Beamer

English

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːmə(r)

Etymology

From beam +‎ -er

Noun

beamer (plural beamers)

1. (cricket) A ball, presumed to have been bowled accidentally, that does not bounce, but passes the batsman at head height.
2. (informal, jargon, chiefly Europe) A device that can project an image through a lens onto a screen with light from a DVD player, television or video recorder.
   • 1998, Wilhelm Grießhaber, "Multimedia in Computer-Assisted Language Learning", in Aspects of Modern Language Teaching in Europe, Routledge, ISBN 0415172845, page 52:

     Furthermore, the teacher's computer should be equipped with […] an LCD-panel with overhead projector or beamer.

   • 2004, John Rodney Turner, Managing Web Projects^[1], ISBN 0566085674, page 210:

     The plan can be projected on to a white board, […] or by using a beamer (data projector).

   • 2005, S. Borkowski et al., "Spatial Control of Interactive Surfaces", in Engineering Human Computer Interaction And Interactive Systems, Springer, ISBN 3540260978, page 234:

     The orientation of a surface with respect to the beamer is used to calculate a pre-warp that is applied to the projected image.

3. (slang) BMW

Synonyms

• (BMW): beemer , bimmer , BMW

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Dutch

Etymology

root of beamen 'to assent to' + -er

Noun

beamer m. (plural beamers, diminutive beamertje)

1. A consenter, who assents to a statement
2. A projector

Usage notes

• The pronunciation of meaning 2 is like in English. The pronunciation in the first meaning is more like be-amen.

Anagrams

• berame