Definition that contains lase
- cd a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
- ruby a transparent deep red variety of corundum; used as a gemstone and in lasers
- tb a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite
- basalt the commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark grey fine-grained igneous rock that is composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene
- etch selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons
- moonstone a transparent or translucent gemstone with a pearly luster; some specimens are orthoclase feldspar and others are plagioclase feldspar
- maser an acronym for microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an amplifier that works on the same principle as a laser and emits coherent microwave radiation
- magnesia a white solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase; a source of magnesium
- terbium a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite
- aleksandr mikjailovich prokhorov Russian physicist whose research into ways of moving electrons around atoms led to the development of masers and lasers for producing high-intensity radiation (1916-2002)