a device that produces a narrow and powerful stream of light that has many special uses in medicine, industry, etc.
doctors using a laser to perform delicate eye surgery
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Recent Examples of lasersGreatly simplified, Atom Computing uses lasers like tweezers to trap, control and arrange individual ytterbium atoms into an array.—Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024 There was no talk of space lasers causing the California wildfires or other such unscientific claims.—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
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