laser en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈleɪz.ə(ɹ)/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈleɪzɚ/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der. Proto-Indo-European *lewk-to-s Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz Proto-West Germanic *leuht Old English lēoht Middle English light English light Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-lo-s Proto-Italic *amlos? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Italic *plēnosder. Latin plēnus? Latin ambiplus? Latin amplus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ficō Latin amplificō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin amplificātiōlbor. English amplification Proto-Indo-European *(s)tey-? Latin stimulus Latin stimulo Latin stimulatusbor. English stimulate Proto-Germanic *-ōd- Old English -ode Middle English -ede English -ed English stimulated Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti Proto-Italic *meitō Old Latin mītō Latin mittō Latin ēmittō ▲ Latin -tiō Latin ēmissiōlbor. Middle French émissionbor. English emission Latin radius ▲ Latin -ō Latin radiō ▲ Latin -tiō Latin radiatiolbor. English radiation English LASER English laser From LASER, acronym of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. Coined by American physicist Gordon Gould in 1957. Originally called an optical maser.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light.
- (countable, uncountable) A beam of light produced by such a device; a laser beam.
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(countable, uncountable) A laser printer.
The bad news is that nearly every color laser is too big to share a desk with comfortably.
2004 May 18, PC Mag, volume 23, number 9, page 117:
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of laser hair removal.
alt of laser hair removal
I've still got a few more sessions of laser to get rid of the rest of my facial hair.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lasers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
antilaser · laser pen · maser · Raman laser · Laserdisc · laser card · laser printer · laser-plasma accelerator · CO2 laser · lasergun · laser copier · laserbrain · laser surgery · laserwort · laserlike · biolaser · laser disk · nanolaser · multilaser · laser whip · laser-sharp · iraser · fiber laser · laser typesetting · laser-gun · laser tag · laser beam · laser-focused · microlaser · LASIK · laser typeset · laser haemorrhoidoplasty · laser-like · diodelaser · laser harp · xaser · lase · laser rot · laser pointer · laserless · excimer laser · Newton's flaming laser sword · laser disc · MOPA laser · laserpuncture · laser cooling · gyrolaser · laserproof · laserist · laser eye surgery · laser gun · uvaser · quantum cascade laser · laser focus · laserable · femtolaser · nonlaser · ring laser · Newton's laser sword · laser diode · atom laser · laser hemorrhoidoplasty · chemical laser · endolaser · superlaser
Relateds
Synonyms
optical MASER · optical maser · LASER
Translations (77)
nb laser (device producing beam of light) · ru ла́зер (device producing beam of light) · de Laser (device producing beam of light) · ur لیزَر (device producing beam of light) · yue 激光 (device producing beam of light) · hi लाजार (device producing beam of light) · is leysigeisli (device producing beam of light) · mn лазер (device producing beam of light) · ms laser (device producing beam of light) · be ла́зер (device producing beam of light) · eu laser (device producing beam of light) · lv lāzers (device producing beam of light) · sh ла̏сер (device producing beam of light) · tr lazer (device producing beam of light) · ceb laser (device producing beam of light) · hu lézer (device producing beam of light) · sv laser (device producing beam of light) · yue 雷射 (device producing beam of light) · sh lȁser (device producing beam of light) · he לייזר \ לֵיְזֶר (device producing beam of light) · my လေဆာ (device producing beam of light) · cmn 激光 (device producing beam of light) · th เลเซอร์ (device producing beam of light) · uz lazer (device producing beam of light) · da laser (device producing beam of light) · eo lasero (device producing beam of light) · bg ла́зер (device producing beam of light) · io lasero (device producing beam of light) · it laser (device producing beam of light) · tk lazer (device producing beam of light) · ky лазер (device producing beam of light) · cs laser (device producing beam of light) · ka ლაზერი (device producing beam of light) · mk ла́сер (device producing beam of light) · km ឧបករណ៍លេហ្សឺ (device producing beam of light) · az lazer (device producing beam of light) · vo laser (device producing beam of light) · id laser (device producing beam of light) · hi लेसर (device producing beam of light) · uk ла́зер (device producing beam of light) · lt lazeris (device producing beam of light) · ca làser (device producing beam of light) · km លេហ្សឺ (device producing beam of light) · pl laser (device producing beam of light) · pt laser (device producing beam of light) · fr laser (device producing beam of light) · nan-hbl 雷射 (device producing beam of light) · ja レーザー (device producing beam of light) · ro laser (device producing beam of light) · lo ເລເຊີ (device producing beam of light) · si ලේසර් (device producing beam of light) · sq lazer (device producing beam of light) · cmn 雷射 (device producing beam of light) · ko 레이저 (device producing beam of light) · es láser (device producing beam of light) · tg лазер (device producing beam of light) · el λέιζερ (device producing beam of light) · nrf laseux (device producing beam of light) · mr लेझर (device producing beam of light) · is leysir (device producing beam of light) · vi la-de (device producing beam of light) · pt lêiser (device producing beam of light) · hi लेज़र (device producing beam of light) · hy լազեր (device producing beam of light) · ar لَيْزِر (device producing beam of light) · yi לאַזער (device producing beam of light) · sw leza (device producing beam of light) · cmn 鐳射 /镭射 (device producing beam of light) · bn লেজার (device producing beam of light) · vi kích quang (device producing beam of light) · fi laser (device producing beam of light) · et laser (device producing beam of light) · yue 鐳射 /镭射 (device producing beam of light) · kk лазер (device producing beam of light) · nl laser (device producing beam of light) · hak 雷射 (device producing beam of light) · fa-ira لِیزِر (device producing beam of light)