How do you use the word "laser" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "laser" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "laser": Laser rays are used in the restoration of ancient works. And where are the aliens, the flying saucers, and the laser guns?

Laser Meaning

/ˈleɪz.ə(ɹ)/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light.

nounA beam of light produced by such a device; a laser beam.

Sentence Examples

Laser rays are used in the restoration of ancient works.

And where are the aliens, the flying saucers, and the laser guns?

CEFR Practice Quiz

The surgeon used a precise ____ to cut tissue without bleeding.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The new technology uses a powerful ____ to cut through various metal sheets with very high precision.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der. Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz Proto-West Germanic *leuht Old English lēoht Middle English light English light Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃-lo-s Proto-Italic *amlos? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Italic *plēnosder. Latin plēnus? Latin ambiplus? Latin amplus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-fakāō Latin -ficō Latin amplificō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin amplificātiōlbor. English amplification Proto-Indo-European *(s)tey-? Latin stimulus Latin stimulo Latin stimulatusbor. English stimulate Proto-Germanic *-ōd- Old English -ode Middle English -ede English -ed English stimulated Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti Proto-Italic *meitō Old Latin mītō Latin mittō Latin ēmittō ▲ Latin -tiō Latin ēmissiōlbor. Middle French émissionbor. English emission Latin radius Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin radiō ▲ Latin -tiō Latin radiatiolbor. English radiation English LASER English laser From LASER, acronym of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. Coined by American physicist Gordon Gould in 1957. Originally called an optical maser.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"The bad news is that nearly every color laser is too big to share a desk with comfortably." — 2004 May 18, PC Mag, volume 23, number 9, page 117:

"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." — 2009 February 2, Dave Perkins, “Steelers tiptoe past Cards”, in Toronto Star:

"The Engineering Experiment Station of the University of Idaho is cooperating in pioneer investigations of the possible use of LASERs in forest fire operation." — 1963, Interior Department and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1964: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, Eighty-Eighth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 5279, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, page 1307:

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