Where does “laser” come from?

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

laser (Portuguese): laser device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light

Definitions

  1. laser device that produces a 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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