pencil beam in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pencil beam in the Italian»English Dictionary

pennello luminoso PHYS

pencil beam

Translations for pencil beam in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.beam [Brit biːm, Am bim] N

1. beam:

beam (of light, torch, laser)

raggio m

beam (of vehicle lights, lighthouse, searchlight)

fascio m also PHYS

on full beam Brit, on high beam Am

con gli abbaglianti accesi

on low beam Am

con gli anabbaglianti accesi

2. beam ENGINEER:

beam

trave f

3. beam (in gymnastics):

beam

trave f

4. beam (central shaft):

beam (of weighing scales)

giogo m

5. beam (radio or radar course):

beam AVIAT, NAUT

fascio m (di onde corte)

beam AVIAT, NAUT

portata f

to be off beam Brit, to be off the beam Am

essere sulla rotta sbagliata

to be off beam Brit, to be off the beam Am fig

essere fuori strada or sbagliare

6. beam NAUT:

beam (cross-member)

baglio m

beam (greatest width)

larghezza f massima

on the port beam

al traverso a sinistra

on the starboard beam

al traverso a dritta

7. beam (smile):

beam

sorriso m raggiante

II.beam [Brit biːm, Am bim] VB trans

1. beam radio, satellite programme, signal:

beam

trasmettere (mediante antenna direzionale)

the concert was beamed all over the world

il concerto è stato trasmesso in tutto il mondo

2. beam fig:

his father beamed his congratulations

suo padre, raggiante di gioia, si congratulò con lui

III.beam [Brit biːm, Am bim] VB intr

1. beam sun, moon:

beam

splendere, brillare

the sun beamed down on us

il sole splendeva su di noi

2. beam (smile):

beam

sorridere radiosamente

IV.beam [Brit biːm, Am bim]

to be broad in the beam inf person:

essere largo di fianchi

I.pencil [Brit ˈpɛns(ə)l, ˈpɛnsɪl, Am ˈpɛnsəl] N

pencil

matita f

in pencil

a matita

pencil drawing

disegno a matita

a pencil of light fig

un filo or uno spiraglio di luce

II.pencil <forma in -ing ecc. pencilling, pencilled Brit penciling, penciled Am> [Brit ˈpɛns(ə)l, ˈpɛnsɪl, Am ˈpɛnsəl] VB trans

pencil note:

pencil

scrivere a matita

pencil beam in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pencil beam in the English»Italian Dictionary

pencil beam N ELEC

pencil beam

fascio m filiforme

Translations for pencil beam in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.beam [bi:m] N

1. beam:

beam (ray)

raggio m

beam (light)

fascio m di luce

high beam AUTO

abbaglianti m pl

low beam

anabbaglianti m pl

2. beam ARCHIT:

beam

trave f

3. beam SPORTS:

beam

trave f

4. beam NAUT (width of a ship):

beam

baglio m

beam

larghezza f massima

II.beam [bi:m] VB trans

beam (broadcast)

trasmettere

(send) to beam a smile at sb

fare un gran sorriso a qu

III.beam [bi:m] VB intr

beam

brillare

beam (smile)

sorridere

I.pencil [ˈpen·tsəl] N

pencil

matita f

colored pencil

matita colorata

a pencil of light

un fascio di luce

II.pencil <-l- [or -ll-], -l- [or -ll-]> [ˈpen·tsəl] VB trans

pencil

scrivere a matita

pencil

disegnare a matita

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The precision of the pencil beam scanning makes it especially beneficial in treating tumours adjacent to critical and sensitive organs, such as the eye, brain and spinal cord.

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When the voltages of the two arms were multiplied a pencil beam was formed, but with rather high sidelobes.

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The machines emit a pencil beam that rapidly moves across and up and down the body, he said.

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Imagine the detector completely covered by an opaque sheet that has a pinhole in it, that allows a very narrow pencil beam to irradiate one del.

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In electron optics, scanning electron microscopes use narrow pencil beams to achieve a deep depth of field.

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The pencil beam could be manually operated.

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The newer proton therapy machines use a pencil beam scanning technology.

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Spatial coherence is typically expressed through the output being a narrow beam which is diffraction-limited, often a so-called pencil beam.

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Ionizing radiation used in radiation therapy, whether photons or charged particles, such as proton therapy and electron therapy machines, is sometimes delivered through the use of pencil beam scanning.

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Bone scan densitometry uses a fan scan system that replaces a pencil beam system.

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