sunbeam

noun

sun·​beam ˈsən-ˌbēm How to pronounce sunbeam (audio)
: a ray of sunlight

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Rather than taking in warming sunbeams, some researchers want to repel them and turn down global temperatures by refreezing a swath of Arctic ice as big as the combined area of Texas and New Mexico. Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 May 2025 Across India’s dizzying sprawl of traditions and topographies, this root glows like a sunbeam that binds it all. Sara Hussain, Vogue, 22 May 2025 That shadow isn’t perfect, so sunbeams sneak around the shadow’s edges, bathing the moon in warm hues. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 May 2025 Schools of fish dance between the trees and sunbeams—like brushstrokes. Avery Schuyler Nunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sunbeam

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sunbeam was before the 12th century

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“Sunbeam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunbeam. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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sunbeam

noun
sun·​beam -ˌbēm How to pronounce sunbeam (audio)
: a ray of sunlight

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