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phaser

/ˈfeɪzɚ/

phaser noun: an electronic device that produces special effects on the sound produced by an electric guitar etc. Also the alternative form of PHASR.

Noun

phaser (plural phasers)

  1. An electronic device that produces special effects on the sound produced by an electric guitar etc.
  2. Fictional energy weapon, with multiple settings for degree of intensity, from the television series Star Trek (1966–69).
    • Captain James Kirk: "Set your phaser on one quarter. I'll leave mine on stun."1966 September 8, George Clayton Johnson, The Man Trap (Star Trek), season 1, episode 1
    • His oddly reserved nature stands out [...]. Whyte sets his phaser on stun, not kill.1995 July, THIS magazine, page 21
  3. A phase modulator

Verb

phaser (third-person singular simple present phasers, present participle phasering, simple past and past participle phasered)

  1. (transitive) To shoot with a phaser weapon.
    Synonyms:
    phase

Also used as

phaser is also the alternative form of PHASR.

Examples of phaser in a sentence

  • A Bajoran rushed past with an armful of phaser rifles, another with a box of hand phasers.1999, Dafydd ab Hugh, chapter 3, in Fallen Heroes [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine; 5], New York, N.Y.: Pocket Books:
  • Giolitti's Gold Key art is widely admired, [...] and this is a terrific opportunity to pick up a page—set your phasers on bid.2004, Hertiage Signature Auction #811, page 185:

Synonyms of phaser

Forms of phaser

Noun
pluralphasers
Verb
third-person singular presentphasers
present participlephasering
past participlephasered
pastphasered

Plural of phaser: phasers

Origin of phaser

* (science fiction): For the fictional weapon coined for Star Trek: originally a "ph(oton ma)ser," later changed canonically to a "phas(ed)-e(nergy) r(ectifier)" (of "nadions", not photons). * (phase modulation): phase + -er

Words formed from phaser

Words that rhyme with phaser

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Questions about phaser

What does phaser mean?
Phaser means an electronic device that produces special effects on the sound produced by an electric guitar etc.
How do you use phaser in a sentence?
A Bajoran rushed past with an armful of phaser rifles, another with a box of hand phasers.
What part of speech is phaser?
Phaser can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce phaser?
Phaser is pronounced /ˈfeɪzɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of phaser?
The plural of phaser is phasers.

Words near phaser in the dictionary

  1. phaseometers
  2. phaseout
  3. phaseouts
  4. phaseplane
  5. phaseplanes
  6. phaser
  7. phasered
  8. phasering
  9. phasers
  10. phases
  11. phases down

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