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preilluminating

preilluminating is the present participle and gerund 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 preilluminating

What is preilluminating the present participle and gerund of?
Preilluminating is the present participle and gerund of preilluminate.

Words near preilluminating in the dictionary

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

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