laser pointer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of laser pointer
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Unlike a typical laser pointer that emits light, this device produces controlled vibrations.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 17, 2026
As she scrabbled for a laser pointer in her large handbag, her coloratura was comically on point, though she was inaudible in her middle range during the cabaletta.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2025
Authorities found a black cylindrical laser pointer in the front yard of the property, and identified it as the device aimed at officers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2025
An investigation into Muller’s South Lake Tahoe cabin, where he was living at the time, revealed several unsettling items, including a toy gun with an attached laser pointer and duct-taped goggles.
From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2024
There’s a spaceship in my garage, and I own a multipurpose ray gun disguised as a laser pointer.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
