Definitions for LASE
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1. laseverb

   To give off a beam of coherent light; -- of a laser.

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1. laseverb

   To use a laser beam on, as for cutting.

2. laseverb

   To operate as a laser, to release coherent light due to stimulation.

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1. lase

   A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. The term is an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. The first laser was built in 1960 by Theodore Maiman at Hughes Research Laboratories, based on theoretical work by Charles H. Townes and Arthur Leonard Schawlow.A laser differs from other sources of light in that it emits light that is coherent. Spatial coherence allows a laser to be focused to a tight spot, enabling applications such as laser cutting and lithography. Spatial coherence also allows a laser beam to stay narrow over great distances (collimation), enabling applications such as laser pointers and lidar (light detection and ranging). Lasers can also have high temporal coherence, which allows them to emit light with a very narrow spectrum. Alternatively, temporal coherence can be used to produce ultrashort pulses of light with a broad spectrum but durations as short as a femtosecond. Lasers are used in optical disc drives, laser printers, barcode scanners, DNA sequencing instruments, fiber-optic, and free-space optical communication, semiconducting chip manufacturing (photolithography), laser surgery and skin treatments, cutting and welding materials, military and law enforcement devices for marking targets and measuring range and speed, and in laser lighting displays for entertainment. Semiconductor lasers in the blue to near-UV have also been used in place of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to excite fluorescence as a white light source. This permits a much smaller emitting area due to the much greater radiance of a laser and avoids the droop suffered by LEDs; such devices are already used in some car headlamps.

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1. lase

   To print a given document via a laser printer. “OK, let's lase that sucker and see if all those graphics-macro calls did the right things.”

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1. LASE

   What does LASE stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the LASE acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Anagrams for LASE »

1. ales

2. ELAS

3. Elsa

4. leas

5. sale

6. Sale

7. seal

8. SEAL

How to pronounce LASE?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of LASE in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of LASE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=LASE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lase
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lase
4. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Lase