phaser
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- noun
- /ˈfeɪzər/
:
arma de energía
- In the science fiction world of Star Trek, a phaser can be set to either stun or kill.
- phaser fire
- a phaser blast
- a phaser beam
Or just keep my phaser set to extra crispy?
- Or just keep my phaser set to extra crispy?
- So he's basically talking about a phaser or there are laser weapons.
- They have these phasers that no the the phasers right when it shoots lasers at another ship.
- So a lot of people got their own tags, but I'm going to use one from Star Wars that get the phasers ready.
Examples
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Even as he drew out his phaser, the Klingon looked none too happy about the idea.
Fiction book (1991) -
The Security Officers check their phasers and wait as Riker and Worf finish putting on their suits.
Fiction book (1994) -
Mr. Scott, can you transfer power to the phaser banks?
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Where are all the phaser guns?
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Did someone fire off a phaser?
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Three slightly different designs were used for phaser rifles in this film.
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Lock phasers and return fire!
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What if we targeted all our phasers in a concentrated pattern?
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Gentlemen, set your phasers on stun.
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A massive hum of power fills the room as all of the phaser weapons begin charging.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
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7.6
A toy or fictional gun that shoots energy bolts
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A strong beam of energy that makes things hot from far away
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word phaser was created for science fiction from phase ('a change' or 'stage') plus the agent ending -er. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a phaser as a tool that 'shifts' energy or a person's state, which is why it can stun or disable in stories.