Laser vs Geodimeter - What's the difference?
laser | geodimeter |
A device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light.
A laser printer.
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To cut with a
(sports) To throw with laser-like precision
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(surveying) An instrument measuring the distance between two points by means of a laser.
As nouns the difference between laser and geodimeter
is that laser is a device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light while geodimeter is an instrument measuring the distance between two points by means of a laser.As a verb laser
is to cut with a laser.laser
English
Etymology 1
From LASER, Originally called an optical maser .Noun
(wikipedia laser) (en noun)- The bad news is that nearly every color laser is too big to share a desk with comfortably.
Synonyms
* LASER ( acronym of light amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation ) * optical maser , optical MASERSee also
* TaserVerb
(en verb)citation