Phrase guide

laser beam

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The light emitted by a laser.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A low, hard-hit or -thrown ball.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a beam of light generated by a laser

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: laser izpi — light from a laser
  • Catalan: raig làser — light from a laser
  • Cebuano: laser — light from a laser
  • Chinese Mandarin: 激光束 (jīguāngshù) — light from a laser
  • Danish: laserstråle — light from a laser
  • Dutch: laserstraal — light from a laser
  • Esperanto: laser-radio — light from a laser
  • Finnish: lasersäde — light from a laser
  • French: rayon laser — light from a laser
  • German: Laserstrahl — light from a laser
  • Japanese: レーザー光 (rēzā-kō) — light from a laser
  • Japanese: レーザービーム (rēzābīmu) — light from a laser
  • Korean: 레이저 빔 (reijeo bim) — light from a laser
  • Latin: radius lūcis — light from a laser
  • Māori: taiaho — light from a laser
  • Māori: hihi taiaho — light from a laser
  • Norwegian Bokmål: laserstråle — light from a laser
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: laserstråle — light from a laser
  • Portuguese: raio laser — light from a laser
  • Russian: ла́зерный луч (lázernyj luč) — light from a laser
  • Spanish: rayo láser — light from a laser
  • Swedish: laserstråle — light from a laser
  • Vietnamese: tia la-de — light from a laser
  • Vietnamese: tia kích quang — light from a laser