LASER


Meaning of LASER in English

n. a device that generates an intense beam of coherent monochromatic radiation in the infrared, visible, or ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum, by stimulated emission of photons from an excited source.

[ light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation: cf. MASER ]

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