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lasers

3 definitions • 7 examples
1
(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:

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3
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:

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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.

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