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microlaser en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English micro- 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 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 Latin ēmittō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin ēmissiōlbor. Middle French émissionbor. English emission Latin radiatiolbor. English radiation English LASER English laser English microlaser From micro- + laser.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the use of lasers on very small scales.
   • The surgeon used microlaser techniques to repair the damage.

microlaser en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English micro- 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 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 Latin ēmittō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin ēmissiōlbor. Middle French émissionbor. English emission Latin radiatiolbor. English radiation English LASER English laser English microlaser From micro- + laser.

Meanings

1. A microscopic laser, typically a few microns in size.
   • In 1989, the first dramatic demonstration of a microlaser was successfully performed by scientists based primarily at Bell Labs; they were able to manufacture one million lasers on a tiny chip smaller than a fingernail. 1999, Michio Kaku, Visions: How Science Will Revolutionize the Twenty-first Century, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 288:

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