a device that produces a narrow and powerful stream of light that has many special uses in medicine, industry, etc.
doctors using a laser to perform delicate eye surgery
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Recent Examples of laserMinimally invasive procedures, such as laser interstitial thermal therapy, also known as LITT, allow a far smaller hole to be made in the skull.—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024 The team at Silas Little Experimental Forest has been focusing a lot on terrestrial laser scanning, or terrestrial lidar.—Sophie Ungerleider, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024 If the answer is yes to both, your next line of defense, in my opinion, would be a series of in-office laser treatments… in the winter.—Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 27 Nov. 2024 Although the new system is still comparatively expensive and requires complex lasers, imaging cameras, and other equipment, the team believes future advancements and miniaturization techniques could fit an entire diamond data-writing system inside a microwave oven-sized device.—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for laser
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