laser beam

la·ser beam

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ley-zer beem]
- /ˈleɪ zər bim/
- /ˈleɪ.zər biːm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ley-zer beem]
- /ˈleɪ zər bim/

Definitions of laser beam words

noun laser beam a beam of radiation produced from a laser, used in surgery, communications, weapons systems, printing, recording and various industrial processes. 1
noun laser beam a narrow beam of light produced by a laser 0
noun laser beam The light emitted by a laser. 0
noun laser beam (baseball) A low, hard-hit or -thrown ball. 0

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Origin of laser beam

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Laser beam

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Laser beam

laser beam popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

laser beam usage trend in Literature

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