0 a light or fire on the top of a hill that acts as a warning or signal: --
1 a light that acts as a signal or warning: --
a radar/navigation beacon
fig. a beacon of hope
Figure 2 presents a comparison of distance errors in observations for both beacons and goals.
The subset of fast pulsars to be considered for use as beacons is rather small.
This need, coupled with strict intrinsically safe equipment requirements, essentially precludes the use of conventional trailing-type communication cables or radio beacons.
This will enable the vehicle to be deployed in a broader range of environments without the need to introduce artificial beacons.
Genes causing inherited cancer as beacons identifying the mechanisms of chemoresistance.
To many in the environmental movement, that report still stands as a beacon of sense in the foolish world of economics.
But what does 'unsupported' really mean in these days of satellite telephones, emergency beacons, and ski-equipped aircraft?
The speaker does not yearn for heavenly light, but a humble "beacon" of human manufacture.
