Meanings
nounlaser pointer (plural laser pointers)
plural laser pointers
- A device that emits a highly concentrated beam of light to highlight items of interest at some distance
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 激光筆 /激光笔
- 激光筆 /激光笔 (jīguāngbǐ)device that emits a highly concentrated beam of light
Finnish laserosoitin
- laserosoitindevice that emits a highly concentrated beam of light
French pointeur laser
- pointeur laserdevice that emits a highly concentrated beam of light
German Laserpointer
- Laserpointerdevice that emits a highly concentrated beam of light
Russian ла́зерная ука́зка
- ла́зерная ука́зка (lázernaja ukázka)device that emits a highly concentrated beam of light
Swedish laserpekare, laserpenna
- laserpekaredevice that emits a highly concentrated beam of light
- laserpennadevice that emits a highly concentrated beam of light
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“laser pointer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laser%20pointer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
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