laser

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See also: Laser, LASER, láser, làser, läser, Läser, and låser

English[edit]

Red, green, and blue lasers

Etymology 1[edit]

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[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

Laser modules
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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.
    • 2004 May 18, PC Mag, volume 23, number 9, page 117:
      The bad news is that nearly every color laser is too big to share a desk with comfortably.
  4. (uncountable, medicine) Ellipsis of laser hair removal.
    I've still got a few more sessions of laser to get rid of the rest of my facial hair.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
laser beam — see laser beam
laser printer — see laser printer
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Verb[edit]

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.
    I'm having my eyes lasered to correct my astigmatism.
  2. (sports, informal, transitive) To throw or kick with laser-like precision.
    • 2009 February 2, Dave Perkins, “Steelers tiptoe past Cards”, in Toronto Star‎[1]:
      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.
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Latin laser.

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

laser (plural lasers)

  2. A gum resin obtained from certain umbelliferous plants.
  3. Such a plant.
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Anagrams[edit]

Basque[edit]

Noun[edit]

laser inan

  1. laser

Declension[edit]

Declension of laser (inanimate, ending in -r)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive laser laserra laserrak
ergative laserrek laserrak laserrek
dative laserri laserrari laserrei
genitive laserren laserraren laserren
comitative laserrekin laserrarekin laserrekin
causative laserrengatik laserrarengatik laserrengatik
benefactive laserrentzat laserrarentzat laserrentzat
instrumental laserrez laserraz laserrez
inessive laserretan laserrean laserretan
locative laserretako laserreko laserretako
allative laserretara laserrera laserretara
terminative laserretaraino laserreraino laserretaraino
directive laserretarantz laserrerantz laserretarantz
destinative laserretarako laserrerako laserretarako
ablative laserretatik laserretik laserretatik
partitive laserrik — —
prolative lasertzat — —

Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English laser.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: la‧ser

Noun[edit]

laser

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

Chinese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English laser.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

laser

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

Synonyms[edit]

Dialectal synonyms of 激光 (“laser”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 激光 Mainland China, Hong Kong, 雷射 Taiwan, Hong Kong, 萊塞 dated in Mainland China
Mandarin Taiwan 雷射
Singapore 雷射
Cantonese Guangzhou 雷射, 激光
Hong Kong 雷射, 激光, laser
Hakka Meixian 雷射
Min Nan Xiamen 激光
Quanzhou 激光
Zhangzhou 激光
Tainan 雷射
Shantou 激光
Note 雷射 is also written 鐳射.

Czech[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

laser m inan

  1. laser (source of light)

Declension[edit]

Declension of laser (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative laser lasery
genitive laseru laserů
dative laseru laserům
accusative laser lasery
vocative lasere lasery
locative laseru laserech
instrumental laserem lasery

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • laser in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • laser in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From English laser.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

laser c (singular definite laseren, plural indefinite lasere)

  1. laser [from 1964]
Inflection[edit]
Declension of laser
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative laser laseren lasere laserne
genitive lasers laserens laseres lasernes

Etymology 2[edit]

See las (“rag, shred”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /laːsər/, [ˈlæːsɐ]

Noun[edit]

laser c

  1. indefinite plural of las

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English laser.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Finnish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English laser.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

laser

  1. laser

Declension[edit]

Inflection of laser (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative laser laserit
genitive laserin laserien
lasereiden
lasereitten
partitive laseria lasereita
lasereja
illative laseriin lasereihin
singular plural
nominative laser laserit
accusative nom. laser laserit
gen. laserin
genitive laserin laserien
lasereiden
lasereitten
partitive laseria lasereita
lasereja
inessive laserissa lasereissa
elative laserista lasereista
illative laseriin lasereihin
adessive laserilla lasereilla
ablative laserilta lasereilta
allative laserille lasereille
essive laserina lasereina
translative laseriksi lasereiksi
abessive laseritta lasereitta
instructive — laserein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of laser (type paperi)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative laserini laserini
accusative nom. laserini laserini
gen. laserini
genitive laserini laserieni
lasereideni
lasereitteni
partitive laseriani lasereitani
laserejani
inessive laserissani lasereissani
elative laseristani lasereistani
illative laseriini lasereihini
adessive laserillani lasereillani
ablative laseriltani lasereiltani
allative laserilleni lasereilleni
essive laserinani lasereinani
translative laserikseni lasereikseni
abessive laserittani lasereittani
instructive — —
comitative — lasereineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative laserisi laserisi
accusative nom. laserisi laserisi
gen. laserisi
genitive laserisi laseriesi
lasereidesi
lasereittesi
partitive laseriasi lasereitasi
laserejasi
inessive laserissasi lasereissasi
elative laseristasi lasereistasi
illative laseriisi lasereihisi
adessive laserillasi lasereillasi
ablative laseriltasi lasereiltasi
allative laserillesi lasereillesi
essive laserinasi lasereinasi
translative laseriksesi lasereiksesi
abessive laserittasi lasereittasi
instructive — —
comitative — lasereinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative laserimme laserimme
accusative nom. laserimme laserimme
gen. laserimme
genitive laserimme laseriemme
lasereidemme
lasereittemme
partitive laseriamme lasereitamme
laserejamme
inessive laserissamme lasereissamme
elative laseristamme lasereistamme
illative laseriimme lasereihimme
adessive laserillamme lasereillamme
ablative laseriltamme lasereiltamme
allative laserillemme lasereillemme
essive laserinamme lasereinamme
translative laseriksemme lasereiksemme
abessive laserittamme lasereittamme
instructive — —
comitative — lasereinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative laserinne laserinne
accusative nom. laserinne laserinne
gen. laserinne
genitive laserinne laserienne
lasereidenne
lasereittenne
partitive laserianne lasereitanne
laserejanne
inessive laserissanne lasereissanne
elative laseristanne lasereistanne
illative laseriinne lasereihinne
adessive laserillanne lasereillanne
ablative laseriltanne lasereiltanne
allative laserillenne lasereillenne
essive laserinanne lasereinanne
translative laseriksenne lasereiksenne
abessive laserittanne lasereittanne
instructive — —
comitative — lasereinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative laserinsa laserinsa
accusative nom. laserinsa laserinsa
gen. laserinsa
genitive laserinsa laseriensa
lasereidensa
lasereittensa
partitive laseriaan
laseriansa 		lasereitaan
laserejaan
lasereitansa
laserejansa
inessive laserissaan
laserissansa 		lasereissaan
lasereissansa
elative laseristaan
laseristansa 		lasereistaan
lasereistansa
illative laseriinsa lasereihinsa
adessive laserillaan
laserillansa 		lasereillaan
lasereillansa
ablative laseriltaan
laseriltansa 		lasereiltaan
lasereiltansa
allative laserilleen
laserillensa 		lasereilleen
lasereillensa
essive laserinaan
laserinansa 		lasereinaan
lasereinansa
translative laserikseen
laseriksensa 		lasereikseen
lasereiksensa
abessive laserittaan
laserittansa 		lasereittaan
lasereittansa
instructive — —
comitative — lasereineen
lasereinensa

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin laser.

Noun[edit]

laser m (plural lasers)

  1. laser (umbelliferous plant)

Etymology 2[edit]

From English laser.

Noun[edit]

laser m (plural lasers)

  1. (physics) laser
Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

laser

  1. (physics) to laser

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English laser.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

laser m (invariable)

  1. (physics) laser

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ laser in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Latin[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

lāser n (genitive lāseris); third declension

  1. the juice of the plant laserpitium, asafoetida
    Laser e silphio profluens.
    The flowing juice from the silphium.
    Cuius sucus laser vocatur.
    Whose juice is called the juice of the laserpitium.
  2. (botany) the plant laserpitium itself
    Lasaris radix.
    The root of the laserpitium.

Declension[edit]

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

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lāser lāsera
Genitive lāseris lāserum
Dative lāserī lāseribus
Accusative lāser lāsera
Ablative lāsere lāseribus
Vocative lāser lāsera

References[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

From English laser.

Noun[edit]

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

  1. a laser

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology[edit]

From English laser.

Noun[edit]

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

  1. a laser

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English laser.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

laser m inan

  1. laser

Declension[edit]

Declension of laser
singular plural
nominative laser lasery
genitive lasera laserów
dative laserowi laserom
accusative laser lasery
instrumental laserem laserami
locative laserze laserach
vocative laserze lasery

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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

Portuguese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English laser.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Noun[edit]

laser m (plural lasers)

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

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English laser or French laser.

Noun[edit]

laser n (plural lasere)

  1. laser

Declension[edit]

Declension of laser
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) laser laserul (niște) lasere laserele
genitive/dative (unui) laser laserului (unor) lasere laserelor
vocative laserule laserelor

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

lȁser m (Cyrillic spelling ла̏сер)

  1. laser

Declension[edit]

Declension of laser
singular plural
nominative laser laseri
genitive lasera lasera
dative laseru laserima
accusative laser lasere
vocative laseru laseri
locative laseru laserima
instrumental laserom laserima
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