Laser vs Plasma - What's the difference?
laser | plasma |
A device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light.
A laser printer.
* 2004 , PC Mag (volume 23, number 9, 18 May 2004, page 117)
To cut with a
(sports) To throw with laser-like precision
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(physics) A state of matter consisting of partially ionized gas
(hematology) A clear component of blood or lymph containing fibrin
(hematology) Blood plasma, free of suspended cells, used in transfusions
(mineralogy) A variety of green quartz, used in ancient times for making engraved ornaments.
(medicine, dated) A mixture of starch and glycerin, used as a substitute for ointments.
(computer graphics, demoscene) A visual effect in which cycles of changing colours are warped in various ways to give the illusion of liquid organic movement.
* 1999 , "Rage Matrix", Coding plasma demos....HELP!'' (on newsgroup ''comp.programming )
As a noun laser
is .As a verb plasma is
.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
Etymology 2
From (etyl)Alternative forms
* lasarSee also
* silphium, silfium, silphionAnagrams
* * * * English terms with multiple etymologies ----plasma
English
(wikipedia plasma)Noun
- Has anyone here written a plasma demo in C/C++ who would be willing to explain to me exactly how it works?
