What does faisceau in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word faisceau in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use faisceau in French.

The word faisceau in French means beam, ray, body, bundle, sheaf, converging lines, stack, fasces, electron beam, wiring harness, beam of light. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word faisceau

beam, ray

nom masculin (rayons lumineux issus d'un même point)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le faisceau lumineux du phare balaye la côte.
The luminous beam of the lighthouse sweeps the coast.

body

nom masculin (informations cohérentes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La police a réuni un faisceau de preuves contre l'inculpé.
The police gathered a body of evidence against the accused.

bundle, sheaf

nom masculin (objets allongés liés ensemble)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il rassemble des branches mortes en un faisceau.
He gathered the dead branches into a bundle.

converging lines

nom masculin (ensemble de droites passant par un point donné)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
L'élève dessine le faisceau de droites passant par le point donné.
The student is drawing converging lines passing through the specified point.

stack

nom masculin (armes rangées en pyramide)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au campement, les soldats posent leurs armes en faisceaux.
At the camp, the soldiers put their weapons on the stack.

fasces

nom masculin pluriel (Rome : symbole du pouvoir) (Historical: Rome)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
À Rome, c'étaient les licteurs qui portaient les faisceaux.
In Rome, the lictors carried fasces.

electron beam

nom masculin (groupe d'électrons à même direction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

wiring harness

nom masculin (ensemble de fils électriques)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faut changer ce faisceau électrique pour réparer les phares de ta voiture.

beam of light

nom masculin (rai de lumière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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