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Meaning of laser in English

laser
noun [ C ]
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/ˈleɪ.zər/ us
/ˈleɪ.zɚ/
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(a device that produces) a powerful, narrow beam of light that can be used as a tool to cut metal, to perform medical operations, or to create patterns of light for entertainment:
laser beam
laser surgery
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(Definition of laser from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

laser | American Dictionary

laser
noun [ C ]
us
/ˈleɪ·zər/
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a device that produces a powerful, highly controlled, narrow beam of light:
a laser beam
Doctors destroyed the tumor with a laser.
(Definition of laser from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

laser | Business English

laser
noun [ C ]
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/ˈleɪzər/ us
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a device that produces a powerful narrow beam of light that can be used as a tool, for example to cut metal, to perform medical operations, etc. The beam of light is also known as a laser:
It shines a laser beam on to the surface of the disc to read the pattern of the bumps.
Our team are engaged in the research of laser technology.
They now use a laser gun for reading barcodes.
(Definition of laser from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of laser

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The optimal position of the focal spot was found to be at the distance of 6 mm before the laser-produced plume.
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After the recording and the developing, the hologram was returned to the second holder and moved into the laser beam line.
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The entrapment of radiation will make a photon be emitted and resonance-reabsorbed many times inside the laser material.
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In this process, the energy absorbed by the electrons during the interaction with the laser pulse is converted into both radiation and ion kinetic energy.
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Nonlinear confining and deconfining forces associated with interaction of laser radiation with plasma.
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Supersonic ionization wave driven by radiation transport in a short-pulse laser-produced plasma.
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Nonlinear confining and deconfining forces associated with the interaction of laser radiation with plasma.
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Characteristics of ion emission from plasma produced by high-energy short-wavelength (438 nm) laser radiation.
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Fine structure of parvocellular receptive fields in the primate fovea revealed by laser interferometry.
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Simple method for reducing the depolarization loss resulting from thermally induced birefringence in solid-state lasers.
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The results could be of relevance for the next generation of laser-plasma systems.
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Both experimental and calculated dependencies of burnthrough time versus foil thickness compared with laser pulse-form.
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The shock transit time for a given target thickness was determined from the peak of the laser signal.
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In this work two suggestions for application of pulse laser radiation were investigated.
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Collocations with laser

laser

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carbon dioxide laser
In children, carbon dioxide laser is effective for removing papillomas on the larynx.
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focused laser
For a focused laser beam propagating in a vacuum, there exists a subluminous phase velocity region surrounding the laser beam axis.
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infrared laser
Optical trapping and manipulation of single cells using infrared laser beams.
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雷射（器）…
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लेझर, धातू कापण्यासाठी, वैद्यकीय शस्त्रक्रियांसाठी किंवा मनोरंजक कार्यक्रमांसाठी वापरण्यात येणारे विशिष्ट शक्तिशाली प्रकाश किरण…
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レーザー, レーザー光線（こうせん）…
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(உற்பத்தி செய்யும் ஒரு சாதனம்) உலோகத்தை வெட்டுவதற்கும், மருத்துவ நடவடிக்கைகளைச் செய்வதற்கும் அல்லது பொழுதுபோக்குக்காக ஒளியின் வடிவங்களை உருவாக்குவதற்கும் ஒரு கருவியாகப் பயன்படுத்தக்கூடிய ஒளியின் சக்திவாய்ந்த, குறுகிய கற்றை…
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लेज़र, प्रकाश की एक अत्यंत शक्तिशाली व पतली किरण जो धातु को काटने, ऑपरेशन करने या मनोरंजन हेतु प्रकाश के कुछ पैटर्न बनाने हेतु प्रयुक्त होती है…
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લેસર, પ્રકાશનો ખૂબ જ શક્તિશાળી અને પાતળો કિરણ જે ધાતુને કાપવા, કામગીરી કરવા અથવા મનોરંજન માટે પ્રકાશની ચોક્કસ પેટર્ન બનાવવા માટે વપરાય છે…
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der Laser, Laser-……
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لیزر (ایک آلہ جو روشنی کی ایک تنگ لیکن بے حد طاقت ور شعاع پیدا کرتاہے جس سے طبی آپریشن سمیت بہت سے کام لئے جاتے ہیں)…
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лазер, оптичний квантовий генератор…
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శక్తివంతమైన, ఇరుకైన కాంతిపుంజాన్ని ఉత్పత్తి చేసే పరికరం, లోహాన్ని కత్తిరించడానికి…
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লেজার…
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laser, laserový…
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