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hyperbeam en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhaɪ.pə(ɹ)biːm/
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Etymology

From hyper- + beam.

Meanings

1. (rare) An extraordinarily intense beam of any size (of energy or matter); a superbeam.
   • "I'm not saying that, Vil. I only say what you hear me say and you haven't heard me say that. But, Vil, to get out we're depending on you. I can't call for help because I can't aim a hyperbeam without knowing where we are: I can't find out where we are because I can't pinpoint any stars—" 1972, Robert Silverberg, New Dimensions II: Eleven Original Science Fiction Stories, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 122:
   • "Unless that fellow was lying, they do have some combat-worthy units. And hyperbeams must be flying from end to end of their fleet." 1990, Isaac Asimov, The Diplomacy Guild, Avon Books, →ISBN, page 194:
   • Wasting no time, Crossfire aims her hyperbeam cannon and fires her spatial blast which engulfs Charlemagne and punches a hole in the ground. 2018, Xavier J. Fulwood, Knighthood: The Dangerous Adventures, Page Publishing, Incorporated, →ISBN:

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