lase

lase
a) To use a laser beam, as for cutting.

The surgeon lased the elongated soft palate, cutting off the excess tissue and stopping the blood flow in one swipe.

b) To operate as a laser, to release coherent light due to stimulation.

The physical chemist lased the atoms as they passed between the electrodes to study their motion.


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  • lase — (l[=a]z) v. i. [imp. & p. p. {lased} (l[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {lasing}.] [by back formation from {laser}. See {laser}.] To give off a beam of coherent light; of a laser. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lase — (Santa Maria de L.), Flecken in der Provinz Coruña in Spanien, an der gleichnamigen Bai mit kleinem Hafen; Sardellenfischerei; 500 Ew …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • lase — [lāz] vi. lased, lasing [back form. < LASER] to emit laser light …   English World dictionary

  • lase — acet·y·lase; am·y·lase; cat·a·lase; cel·lu·lase; chlo·ro·phyl·lase; co·ag·u·lase; des·mo·lase; eno·lase; gly·ox·a·lase; hy·dro·lase; in·u·lase; phe·no·lase; tre·ha·lase; hy·drox·y·lase; lase; …   English syllables

  • laşe — is., esk., Far. lāşe Leş …   Çağatay Osmanlı Sözlük

  • Lase lõdvaks — Infobox Album | Name = Lase lõdvaks Type = Album Artist = Click OK Released = 1998 Recorded = Genre = Length = 45:57 Label = Bermuda Producer = Boom Productions Reviews = Last album = This album = Lase lõdvaks (1998) Next album = | Lase lõdvaks… …   Wikipedia

  • Lase, die — Die Lase, plur. die n, ein irdenes bauchiges Gefäß von unbestimmter Größe, mit einem Henkel und einer Dille, allerley flüssige Körper darin eine Zeit lang aufzubehalten. Eine Wasserlase, Trinkwasser darin zu hohlen und aufzubehalten. Eine… …   Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

  • lase — intransitive verb (lased; lasing) Etymology: back formation from laser Date: 1962 to emit coherent light …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lase — /layz/, v.i., lased, lasing. Optics. to give off coherent light, as in a laser. [1960 65; back formation from LASER] * * * …   Universalium

  • lase — To cut, divide, or dissolve a substance, or to treat an anatomical structure, with a laser beam. * * * laser assisted spinal endoscopy …   Medical dictionary

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