laser
SubstantivVerbSubstantivhäufig in Dialogen
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈleɪz.ə(ɹ)//
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈleɪs.ə(ɹ)//
- Vereinigte Staaten//ˈleɪzɚ//
A device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light.
Substantiv
- 1
A device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light.
- 2
A beam of light produced by such a device; a laser beam.
- 3
A laser printer.
The bad news is that nearly every color laser is too big to share a desk with comfortably.
- 4
Variante von laser hair removalEllipsis of laser hair removal.
I've still got a few more sessions of laser to get rid of the rest of my facial hair.
Herkunft
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.
Verb
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To cut, destroy or treat with a laser.
I'm having my eyes lasered to correct my astigmatism.
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umgangssprachlichTo throw or kick with laser-like precision.
None was any more sensational than No.6, a fantastic 27-23 last-gasp win over the Arizona Cardinals, cemented by a brilliant toe-sticking TD catch by Santonio Holmes in the back of the end zone with 35 seconds remaining on a pass lasered by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
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To point a laser at an aircraft, potentially disorienting the pilot or pilots.
Substantiv
- 1
A gum resin obtained from certain umbelliferous plants.
- 2
Such a plant.
Herkunft
Borrowed from Latin laser.
Formen
- Plural
- lasers
- Präteritum
- lasered
- Partizip II
- lasered
- Partizip I
- lasering
- 3. Person Singular
- lasers
laser · A device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light.
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