beam of light vs visible light

beam of light and visible light both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beam of light	Yes	No	No	No
visible light	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, visible light is a hypernym of beam of light; that is, visible light is a word with a broader meaning than beam of light:

beam of light: a column of light (as from a beacon)
visible light: (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation

Other hypernyms of beam of light include light, visible radiation.

beam of light (noun)	visible light (noun)
a column of light (as from a beacon)	(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation