# laser
## English
### Etymology 1

From LASER, acronym of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation Coined by American physicist Gordon Gould in 1957. Originally called an optical maser.

#### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈleɪz.ə(ɹ)/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) IPA: /ˈleɪzɚ/
* Rhymes: -eɪzə(ɹ)

#### Noun

laser (countable and uncountable, plural lasers)
* A device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light.
* A beam of light produced by such a device; a laser beam.
* A laser printer.
** 2004 May 18, PC Mag, volume 23, number 9, page 117:The bad news is that nearly every color laser is too big to share a desk with comfortably.
* (uncountable, medicine) Ellipsis of laser hair removal.
    I've still got a few more sessions of laser to get rid of the rest of my facial hair.

##### Synonyms

* LASER (acronym of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation)
* optical maser, optical MASER

##### Derived terms

* antilaser
* atom laser
* biolaser
* chemical laser
* CO2 laser
* diodelaser
* endolaser
* excimer laser
* femtolaser
* fiber laser
* gyrolaser
* iraser
* lase
* laserable
* laser beam
* laserbrain
* laser card
* laser cooling
* laser copier
* laser diode
* laser disc
* Laserdisc
* laser disk
* laser eye surgery
* laser focus
* laser-focused
* laser-gun
* laser gun
* lasergun
* laser harp
* laserist
* laserless
* laserlike
* laser-like
* laser pen
* laser-plasma accelerator
* laser pointer
* laser printer
* laserproof
* laserpuncture
* laser rot
* laser surgery
* laser tag
* laser typeset
* laser typesetting
* laserwort
* LASIK
* maser
* microlaser
* MOPA laser
* multilaser
* nanolaser
* Newton's flaming laser sword
* Newton's laser sword
* nonlaser
* quantum cascade laser
* Raman laser
* ring laser
* superlaser
* uvaser
* xaser

##### See also

* Taser

#### Verb

laser (third-person singular simple present lasers, present participle lasering, simple past and past participle lasered)
* (transitive) To cut, destroy or treat with a laser.
    I'm having my eyes lasered to correct my astigmatism.
* (sports, informal, transitive) To throw or kick with laser-like precision.
** 2009 February 2, Dave Perkins, “Steelers tiptoe past Cards”, in Toronto Star‎: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.

##### Derived terms

* laser in on

### Etymology 2

From Latin laser.

#### Alternative forms

* lasar

#### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈleɪs.ə(ɹ)/
* Rhymes: -eɪsə(ɹ)
* Homophone: lacer

#### Noun

laser (plural lasers)
* A gum resin obtained from certain umbelliferous plants.
* Such a plant.

##### Related terms

* laserpicium
* Laserpithium

##### See also

* silphium, silfium, silphion

### Anagrams

* Searl, seral, reals, Sarel, ALSer, Lares, 'rales, Earls, arles, rales, Arles, Arels, saler, lares, earls, lears, arsle

## Basque
### Noun

laser inan
* laser

#### Declension
## Cebuano
### Etymology

From English laser.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: la‧ser

### Noun

laser
* a device that produces laser
* a laser beam

## Chinese
### Etymology

From English laser.

### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): lei$^1$ saa$^2$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lei$^1$ saa$^2$
*** Yale: lēi sá
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lei$^1$ saa$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: léi$^1$ sa$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /lei̯⁵⁵ saː³⁵/

### Noun

laser
* (Hong Kong Cantonese) laser beam
* (Hong Kong Cantonese) beauty treatment that involves using laser

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 激光 Mainland China, Hong Kong, 雷射 Taiwan, Hong Kong, 萊塞 dated in Mainland China |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 雷射 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 雷射 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 雷射, 激光 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 雷射, 激光, laser |
| Hakka | Meixian | 雷射 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 雷射 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 激光 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 激光 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 激光 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 雷射 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 激光 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 激光 |
| Note | 雷射 is also written 鐳射. | 雷射 is also written 鐳射. |

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlɛjzr̩]

### Noun

laser m inan
* laser (source of light)

#### Derived terms

* laserový

### Further reading

* “laser”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
* “laser”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “laser”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Etymology 1

From English laser.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lɛjsər/, [ˈlɛɪ̯sɐ] or IPA: /laːsər/, [ˈlæːsɐ]

#### Noun

laser c (singular definite laseren, plural indefinite lasere)
* laser [from 1964]

##### Inflection
### Etymology 2

See las (“rag, shred”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /laːsər/, [ˈlæːsɐ]

#### Noun

laser c
* indefinite plural of las

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English laser.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈleː.zər/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: la‧ser
* Rhymes: -eːzər
* Homophone: lezer

### Noun

laser m (plural lasers, diminutive lasertje n)
* laser (monochromatic, coherent beam of light)
* laser (device producing a monochromatic, coherent beam of light)
* Laser (dinghy)

#### Derived terms

* laserpen
* laserpistool
* laserpointer
* laserprinter
* laserscanner
* laserstraal

## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* laaser, laaseri, laseri

### Etymology

From English laser.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɑ(ː)ser/, [ˈlɑ̝(ː)s̠e̞r]
* IPA: /ˈlɑ(ː)seri/, [ˈlɑ̝(ː)s̠e̞ri]
* Rhymes: -ɑser, -ɑːser (pronunciation 1)
* Rhymes: -ɑseri, -ɑːseri (pronunciation 2)
* Hyphenation: la‧ser

### Noun

laser
* laser

#### Declension

Possessive forms of laser (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
laserini
laserini
accusative
nom.
laserini
laserini
gen.
laserini
genitive
laserini
laserieni lasereideni lasereitteni
partitive
laseriani
lasereitani laserejani
inessive
laserissani
lasereissani
elative
laseristani
lasereistani
illative
laseriini
lasereihini
adessive
laserillani
lasereillani
ablative
laseriltani
lasereiltani
allative
laserilleni
lasereilleni
essive
laserinani
lasereinani
translative
laserikseni
lasereikseni
abessive
laserittani
lasereittani
instructive
comitative
—lasereineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
laserisi
laserisi
accusative
nom.
laserisi
laserisi
gen.
laserisi
genitive
laserisi
laseriesi lasereidesi lasereittesi
partitive
laseriasi
lasereitasi laserejasi
inessive
laserissasi
lasereissasi
elative
laseristasi
lasereistasi
illative
laseriisi
lasereihisi
adessive
laserillasi
lasereillasi
ablative
laseriltasi
lasereiltasi
allative
laserillesi
lasereillesi
essive
laserinasi
lasereinasi
translative
laseriksesi
lasereiksesi
abessive
laserittasi
lasereittasi
instructive
comitative
—lasereinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
laserimme
laserimme
accusative
nom.
laserimme
laserimme
gen.
laserimme
genitive
laserimme
laseriemme lasereidemme lasereittemme
partitive
laseriamme
lasereitamme laserejamme
inessive
laserissamme
lasereissamme
elative
laseristamme
lasereistamme
illative
laseriimme
lasereihimme
adessive
laserillamme
lasereillamme
ablative
laseriltamme
lasereiltamme
allative
laserillemme
lasereillemme
essive
laserinamme
lasereinamme
translative
laseriksemme
lasereiksemme
abessive
laserittamme
lasereittamme
instructive
comitative
—lasereinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
laserinne
laserinne
accusative
nom.
laserinne
laserinne
gen.
laserinne
genitive
laserinne
laserienne lasereidenne lasereittenne
partitive
laserianne
lasereitanne laserejanne
inessive
laserissanne
lasereissanne
elative
laseristanne
lasereistanne
illative
laseriinne
lasereihinne
adessive
laserillanne
lasereillanne
ablative
laseriltanne
lasereiltanne
allative
laserillenne
lasereillenne
essive
laserinanne
lasereinanne
translative
laseriksenne
lasereiksenne
abessive
laserittanne
lasereittanne
instructive
comitative
—lasereinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
laserinsa
laserinsa
accusative
nom.
laserinsa
laserinsa
gen.
laserinsa
genitive
laserinsa
laseriensa lasereidensa lasereittensa
partitive
laseriaan laseriansa
lasereitaan laserejaan lasereitansa laserejansa
inessive
laserissaan laserissansa
lasereissaan lasereissansa
elative
laseristaan laseristansa
lasereistaan lasereistansa
illative
laseriinsa
lasereihinsa
adessive
laserillaan laserillansa
lasereillaan lasereillansa
ablative
laseriltaan laseriltansa
lasereiltaan lasereiltansa
allative
laserilleen laserillensa
lasereilleen lasereillensa
essive
laserinaan laserinansa
lasereinaan lasereinansa
translative
laserikseen laseriksensa
lasereikseen lasereiksensa
abessive
laserittaan laserittansa
lasereittaan lasereittansa
instructive
comitative
—lasereineen lasereinensa :

#### Derived terms

* laseroida
* laserase
* laseretäisyysmittari
* laserhoito
* laserindusoitu
* laserkarvanpoisto
* laserkeilain
* laserkeilaus
* laserkirjoitin
* laserkirurgia
* laserlaite
* laserleikkaus
* laserlevy
* lasermitta
* lasermittari
* laserosoitin
* laserprintteri
* lasersoitin
* lasersota
* lasersäde
* lasersäteily
* lasertekniikka
* lasertuloste
* lasertulostin
* lasertähtäin
* laservalo
* pulssilaser
* suurteholaser
* värilaser

### Further reading

* “laser”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* resla

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /la.zɛʁ/

### Etymology 1

From Latin laser.

#### Noun

laser m (plural lasers)
* laser (umbelliferous plant)

### Etymology 2

From English laser.

#### Noun

laser m (plural lasers)
* (physics) laser

##### Derived terms

* sabre laser

#### Further reading

* “laser”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

laser
* (physics) to laser

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English laser.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈla.zer/
* Rhymes: -azer
* Hyphenation: là‧ser

### Noun

laser m (invariable)
* (physics) laser

#### Derived terms

* spada laser

### References

* ↑ laser in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

## Latin
### Alternative forms

* lāsar

### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Noun

lāser n (genitive lāseris); third declension
* the juice of the plant laserpitium, asafoetida
    Laser e silphio profluens.The flowing juice from the silphium.
    Cuius sucus laser vocatur.Whose juice is called the juice of the laserpitium.
* (botany) the plant laserpitium itself
    Lasaris radix.The root of the laserpitium.
* (New Latin) A device that produces laser
* (New Latin) The laser beam.

#### Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

#### Derived terms

* lāserpīcium

### References

* “laser”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* Leo Latinus (25 December 2014). "Epistula LXXXIII". Epistulae Leoninae: 19: “… quia laseribus (*laser, -eris n. – Laser = Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) caeruleis in discum compactum multo plura data imponi possunt quam rubris.”.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From English laser.

### Noun

laser m (definite singular laseren, indefinite plural lasere, definite plural laserne)
* a laser

#### Derived terms

* laserbehandling
* laserstråle

### References

* “laser” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From English laser.

### Noun

laser m (definite singular laseren, indefinite plural laserar, definite plural laserane)
* a laser

#### Derived terms

* laserbehandling
* laserstråle

### References

* “laser” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English laser.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈla.sɛr/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -asɛr
* Syllabification: la‧ser
* Homophone: Laser

### Noun

laser m inan (related adjective laserowy)
* laser (device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light)
* laser, laser beam (beam of light produced by such a device)
* (cosmetics) therapeutic or cosmetic procedure performed with a laser

#### Derived terms

* laserofon
* laseroterapia
* laserowid
* laserówka
* laserować impf

#### Related terms

* laserowo

### Further reading

* laser in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* laser in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* laser in PWN's encyclopedia

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* lêiser (uncommon)

### Etymology

Borrowed from English laser.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈlej.zeʁ/ [ˈleɪ̯.zeh]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈlej.zeʁ/ [ˈleɪ̯.zeh]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ˈlej.zeɾ/ [ˈleɪ̯.zeɾ]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈlej.zeʁ/ [ˈleɪ̯.zeχ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈlej.zeɻ/ [ˈleɪ̯.zeɻ]

### Noun

laser m (plural lasers)
* laser (device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light)

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English laser or French laser.

### Noun

laser n (plural lasere)
* laser

#### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lâser/
* Hyphenation: la‧ser

### Noun

lȁser m (Cyrillic spelling ла̏сер)
* laser

#### Declension
## Swedish
### Noun

laser c
* a laser (device)
* laser (as a technology)
* a laser (laser beam)
    Synonym: laserstråle
* a Laser (type of dinghy)

#### Derived terms

* laserbehandling (“laser treatment”)
* lasereld (“laser fire”)
* laserpekare (“laser pointer”)
* laserpenna (“laser pen”)
* lasersikte (“laser sight”)
* laserskrivare (“laser printer”)

#### Related terms

* lasra (“to laser”)

### References

* laser in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* laser in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* laser in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)