Where does “laser” come from?

laser (Dutch) comes from English LASER, from Latin laser — the juice of the plant laserpitium, asafoetida;...

laser (Dutch): laser monochromatic, coherent beam of light

Definitions

  1. laser monochromatic, coherent beam of light

Ancestry of “laser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLASERAcronym of light amplification by stimulated...
2Latinlaserthe juice of the plant laserpitium, asafoetida;...
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