laser

Definition of lasernext
as in spotlight
a device that produces a narrow and powerful stream of light that has many special uses in medicine, industry, etc. doctors using a laser to perform delicate eye surgery

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Recent Examples of laser The company rates the series at up to 1,800 lumens with a maximum beam distance of 215 meters; ArkTac Ultra adds a green laser alongside UV and red-light functions. — Connie Etemadi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026 Tiny droplets of the molten tin are fired out of a cannon into a vacuum chamber, where they are shot—sixty thousand times a second—by unerring lasers. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Its triple-laser (RGB) light source is reported capable of putting out a massive 6,000 ISO lumens. — New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026 Burning fireballs, liquids, lasers and ferrofluid were also filmed to provide starting points for the microscopic effects. — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for laser
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Noun
  • And spare furnishings spotlight craft—from the dining area’s custom walnut table to the stairwell’s Isamu Noguchi pendant.
    — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Nobody Wants This season three tones down its exploration of Judaism and Jewish culture significantly — like, to the extent that Christmas traditions get a more elaborate episode spotlight than any Jewish holiday does.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • By changing its flight attitude, the platform could redirect the radar beam toward different sectors without depending entirely on a mechanically rotating antenna.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • In work that would delight any Star Wars fan, scientists have now created an antenna from a plasma beam.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026

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“Laser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laser. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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