Laser (disambiguation) - Definition
Generally, a
Laser
is a device which uses a
quantum mechanical effect
,
stimulated emission
, to generate a very
collimated
,
monochromatic
and
coherent
beam of light.
In
banking
,
Laser
is a
debit card
.
In
herbal medicine
,
Laser
is a resin produced by the
Silphium
plant.
In
botany
,
Laser
is a genus of the family
Apiaceae
.
In
sailing
a
Laser
is a popular type of sailing
dinghy
.
The
Ford Laser
was a rebadged
Mazda 323
that sold in competition to it in some markets such as
Australasia
.
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disambiguation
page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page.
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