lase
English
Etymology
Back-formation from laser, as if removing -er. Compare mase.
Pronunciation
Verb
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- (transitive) To use a laser beam on, as for cutting.
- The surgeon lased the elongated soft palate, cutting off the excess tissue and stopping the blood flow in one swipe.
- The physical chemist lased the atoms as they passed between the electrodes to study their motion.
- 2010 (publication date), Daniel Lametti, "The Proton Gets Small(er)", Discover, ISSN 0274-7529, volume 32, number 1, January–February 2011, page 67:
- When a laser zaps an electron orbiting a proton, the electron undergoes what is called the Lamb shift, absorbing energy and jumping to a higher energy level. […] But instead of lasing electrons, Knowles examined protons with particles called muons, which he calls "the electron's fat cousin."
- (intransitive) To operate as a laser, to release coherent light due to stimulation.
- Once enough of the gas particles are in a higher energy state, they will begin to lase and give off a coherent beam.
Anagrams
Estonian
Alternative forms
Verb
lase
- second-person singular imperative of laskma
- Lase mul süüa.
- Let me eat.
Usage notes
lase governs the adessive (verb in the infinitive), las governs the nominative (verb in corresponding person, in the present).
Inari Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *lësē.
Noun
lase
Inflection
Even e-stem, s-s gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | lase | |||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | lase | |||||||||||||||||||||
Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nominative | lase | laseh | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accusative | lase | loosijd | ||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | lase | losij loosij | ||||||||||||||||||||
Illative | lasan | loosijd | ||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | laaseest | loosijn | ||||||||||||||||||||
Comitative | loosijn | losijguin | ||||||||||||||||||||
Abessive | lasettáá | losijttáá | ||||||||||||||||||||
Essive | lasseen | |||||||||||||||||||||
Partitive | lasseed | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Latgalian
Noun
lase f
- drop (of a liquid)
Romanian
Pronunciation
Verb
lase
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