laser

laser

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English

Etymology 1

    From LASER, acronym of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation Coined by American physicist Gordon Gould in 1957. Originally called an optical maser.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈleɪz.ə(ɹ)/
    • (US) IPA(key): /ˈleɪzɚ/
    • Rhymes: -eɪzə(ɹ)

    Noun

    laser (countable and uncountable, plural lasers)

    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.
    4. (uncountable, medicine) Ellipsis of laser hair removal.
    Synonyms
    • LASER (acronym of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation)
    • optical maser, optical MASER
    Derived terms
    Translations
    See also
    • Taser

    Verb

    laser (third-person singular simple present lasers, present participle lasering, simple past and past participle lasered)

    1. (transitive) To cut, destroy or treat with a laser.
    2. (sports, informal, transitive) To throw or kick with laser-like precision.
    Derived terms
    • laser in on

    Etymology 2

    From Latin laser.

    Alternative forms

    • lasar

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈleɪs.ə(ɹ)/
    • Rhymes: -eɪsə(ɹ)
    • Homophone: lacer

    Noun

    laser (plural lasers)

    2. A gum resin obtained from certain umbelliferous plants.
    3. Such a plant.
    Related terms
    • laserpicium
    • Laserpithium
    See also
    • silphium, silfium, silphion

    Anagrams

    • Searl, seral, reals, Sarel, ALSer, Lares, 'rales, Earls, arles, rales, Arles, Arels, saler, lares, earls, lears, arsle

    Basque

    Noun

    laser inan

    1. laser

    Declension

    Cebuano

    Etymology

    From English laser.

    Pronunciation

    • Hyphenation: la‧ser

    Noun

    laser

    1. a device that produces laser
    2. a laser beam

    Chinese

    Etymology

    From English laser.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    laser

    1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) laser beam
    2. (Hong Kong Cantonese) beauty treatment that involves using laser

    Synonyms

    Czech

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈlɛjzr̩]

    Noun

    laser m inan

    1. laser (source of light)

    Declension

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • “laser”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
    • “laser”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
    • “laser”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

    Danish

    Etymology 1

    From English laser.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /lɛjsər/, [ˈlɛɪ̯sɐ] or IPA(key): /laːsər/, [ˈlæːsɐ]

    Noun

    laser c (singular definite laseren, plural indefinite lasere)

    1. laser [from 1964]
    Inflection

    Etymology 2

    See las (“rag, shred”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /laːsər/, [ˈlæːsɐ]

    Noun

    laser c

    1. indefinite plural of las

    Dutch

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English laser.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈleː.zər/
    • Hyphenation: la‧ser
    • Rhymes: -eːzər
    • Homophone: lezer

    Noun

    laser m (plural lasers, diminutive lasertje n)

    1. laser (monochromatic, coherent beam of light)
    2. laser (device producing a monochromatic, coherent beam of light)
    3. Laser (dinghy)

    Derived terms

    • laserpen
    • laserpistool
    • laserpointer
    • laserprinter
    • laserscanner
    • laserstraal

    Finnish

    Alternative forms

    • laaser, laaseri, laseri

    Etymology

    From English laser.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈlɑ(ː)ser/, [ˈlɑ̝(ː)s̠e̞r]
    • IPA(key): /ˈlɑ(ː)seri/, [ˈlɑ̝(ː)s̠e̞ri]
    • Rhymes: -ɑser, -ɑːser (pronunciation 1)
    • Rhymes: -ɑseri, -ɑːseri (pronunciation 2)
    • Hyphenation(key): la‧ser

    Noun

    laser

    1. laser

    Declension

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • “laser”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

    Anagrams

    • resla

    French

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /la.zɛʁ/

    Etymology 1

    From Latin laser.

    Noun

    laser m (plural lasers)

    1. laser (umbelliferous plant)

    Etymology 2

    From English laser.

    Noun

    laser m (plural lasers)

    1. (physics) laser
    Derived terms
    • sabre laser

    Further reading

    • “laser”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

    Etymology 3

    Verb

    laser

    1. (physics) to laser

    Italian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English laser.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈla.zer/
    • Rhymes: -azer
    • Hyphenation: là‧ser

    Noun

    laser m (invariable)

    1. (physics) laser

    Derived terms

    • spada laser

    References

    Latin

    Alternative forms

    • lāsar

    Noun

    lāser n (genitive lāseris); third declension

    1. the juice of the plant laserpitium, asafoetida
    2. (botany) the plant laserpitium itself
    3. (New Latin) A device that produces laser
    4. (New Latin) The laser beam.

    Declension

    Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

    References

    • “laser”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • Leo Latinus (25 December 2014). "Epistula LXXXIII". Epistulae Leoninae: 19: “… quia laseribus (*laser, -eris n. – Laser = Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) caeruleis in discum compactum multo plura data imponi possunt quam rubris.”.

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Etymology

    From English laser.

    Noun

    laser m (definite singular laseren, indefinite plural lasere, definite plural laserne)

    1. a laser

    Derived terms

    • laserbehandling
    • laserstråle

    References

    • “laser” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Etymology

    From English laser.

    Noun

    laser m (definite singular laseren, indefinite plural laserar, definite plural laserane)

    1. a laser

    Derived terms

    • laserbehandling
    • laserstråle

    References

    • “laser” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

    Polish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English laser.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈla.sɛr/
    • Rhymes: -asɛr
    • Syllabification: la‧ser
    • Homophone: Laser

    Noun

    laser m inan (related adjective laserowy)

    1. laser (device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light)
    2. laser, laser beam (beam of light produced by such a device)
    3. (cosmetics) therapeutic or cosmetic procedure performed with a laser

    Declension

    Derived terms

    Related terms

    Further reading

    • laser in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • laser in Polish dictionaries at PWN
    • laser in PWN's encyclopedia

    Portuguese

    Alternative forms

    • lêiser (uncommon)

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English laser.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    laser m (plural lasers)

    1. laser (device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light)

    Romanian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English laser or French laser.

    Noun

    laser n (plural lasere)

    1. laser

    Declension

    Serbo-Croatian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /lâser/
    • Hyphenation: la‧ser

    Noun

    lȁser m (Cyrillic spelling ла̏сер)

    1. laser

    Declension

    Swedish

    Noun

    laser c

    1. a laser (device)
    2. laser (as a technology)
    3. a laser (laser beam)
      Synonym: laserstråle
    4. a Laser (type of dinghy)

    Declension

    Derived terms

    • laserbehandling (“laser treatment”)
    • lasereld (“laser fire”)
    • laserpekare (“laser pointer”)
    • laserpenna (“laser pen”)
    • lasersikte (“laser sight”)
    • laserskrivare (“laser printer”)

    Related terms

    • lasra (“to laser”)

    References

    • laser in Svensk ordbok (SO)
    • laser in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
    • laser in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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