hyperbeam

English

Alternative forms

• hyper beam
• hyper-beam

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ beam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪ.pə(ɹ)biːm/

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Noun

hyperbeam (plural hyperbeams)

1. (science fiction, video games, rare) An extraordinarily intense beam of any size (of energy or matter); a superbeam.
   • 1972, Robert Silverberg, New Dimensions II: Eleven Original Science Fiction Stories‎^[1], Doubleday, →ISBN, page 122:

     "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—"

   • 1990, Isaac Asimov, The Diplomacy Guild‎^[2], Avon Books, →ISBN, page 194:

     "Unless that fellow was lying, they do have some combat-worthy units. And hyperbeams must be flying from end to end of their fleet."

   • 2018, Xavier J. Fulwood, Knighthood: The Dangerous Adventures‎^[3], Page Publishing, Incorporated, →ISBN:

     Wasting no time, Crossfire aims her hyperbeam cannon and fires her spatial blast which engulfs Charlemagne and punches a hole in the ground.