YAG

[ yag ]
/ yæg /

noun

a synthetic yttrium aluminum garnet, used for infrared lasers and as a gemstone.

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Origin of YAG

1960–65; y(ttrium) a(luminum) g(arnet)
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Example sentences from the Web for yag

  • She washed it, and put a yag on it, and made it feel a great deal better.

    Bessie and Her Friends|Joanna H. (Joanna Hooe) Mathews

  • Den op in vindow he see big flag, And tenk at first he must have a yag.

    The Norsk Nightingale|William F. Kirk