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preilluminated

preilluminated is the simple past and past participle of preilluminate.

Meaning of preilluminate

Verb

preilluminate (third-person singular simple present preilluminates, present participle preilluminating, simple past and past participle preilluminated)

  1. (transitive) To illuminate in advance.
    • Prior to firing the laser, a surgeon can preilluminate the area to be cut or ablated, enlarge or reduce the area, shape, or size, and then initiate the UV laser pulses for the actual ablation.2014, David L. Elliott, Ultraviolet Laser Technology and Applications, page 320

Questions about preilluminated

What is preilluminated the simple past and past participle of?
Preilluminated is the simple past and past participle of preilluminate.

Words near preilluminated in the dictionary

  1. preighters
  2. preignition
  3. preignitions
  4. preileorectal
  5. preilluminate
  6. preilluminated
  7. preilluminates
  8. preilluminating
  9. preillumination
  10. preimage
  11. preimage attack

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