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# laser

noun (a laser, lasers)

«laser» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A machine that makes a very narrow, strong beam of light of one colour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laser/#m1)
2. The beam itself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laser/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science, lasers are used in barcode scanners, eye surgery, measuring distances, cutting metal and in light shows. In safety, never shine a laser pointer at someone's eyes, at animals, cars or planes — it can blind people. Phrases: «laser pointer», «laser beam», «laser printer», «laser tag».

### Examples

- The shop scanner uses a laser to read barcodes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laser/#x1)
- The teacher pointed at the screen with a laser pointer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laser/#x2)
- Never shine a laser in anyone's eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laser/#x3)
- Doctors can fix eyes with lasers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laser/#x4)
- We played laser tag at the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laser/#x5)
- A laser beam is very straight and narrow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laser/#x6)

### Note

Countable: lasers. It was made from the first letters of a long phrase, so it is an «acronym». Shining lasers at aircraft is dangerous and against the law.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «laser» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/laser/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«laser» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/laser.html) on Mova free.