lase
Americanverb (used without object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of lase
First recorded in 1960–65; back formation from laser
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But titanium-sapphire lasers struggle to achieve those energies because the big crystals needed for damage-free amplification tend to lase at right angles to the beam—thereby sapping energy from the pulses.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 24, 2018
The glass is doped with rare-earth atoms and when an external light source boosts enough of them into an excited state, the ring begins to lase at its own preferred frequency.
From US News ● Jun. 29, 2011
To lase, the GFP in the cells needed to be pumped with another laser, one that sends pulses of blue light at a low energy of about 1 nanojoule.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 12, 2011
Although Maiman's synthetic ruby was the first substance made to "lase," it was far from the last.
From Time Magazine Archive
"No occasion for a receipt; for a new lase is a receipt in full for every thing."
From Tales and Novels — Volume 06 by Maria Edgeworth
“After more than a year of fare sales, the airlines are lased focused on boosting their yields, which ultimately boils down to increased ticket prices,” explains Zach Griff.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2021
A payre of startups had he on his feete That lased were up to the small of the legge.
From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Alice Morse Earle
"This makes it much easier to achieve lasing," emphasizes Prof. Szczytko.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2026
Beijing was first caught by the U.S. military lasing an American spy satellite in 2006.
From Washington Times ● May 10, 2021
Lasers are constructed from many types of lasing materials, including gases, liquids, solids, and semiconductors.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
In lasing without inversion, two coupling lasers give ground-state atoms two paths to one higher energy level.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 9, 2012
In some types of conventional laser, the lasing medium degrades over time until it stops working properly.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 12, 2011
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