photodisrupt

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verb

To cause photodisruption

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Meanings

verbphotodisrupt (third-person singular simple present photodisrupts, present participle photodisrupting, simple past and past participle photodisrupted)

present singular third person photodisrupts · participle present photodisrupting · participle past photodisrupted · past photodisrupted

  1. To cause photodisruption

    The best example of such an application is posterior capsulotomy, performed to photodisrupt the opacity that develops in the optical path, behind the plastic intraocular lens, after cataract surgery (Steinert and Puliafito, 1985).

    2002, Martin E. Fermann, Ultrafast Lasers: Technology and Applications, page 748

Origin

From photo- + disrupt.

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APA

photodisrupt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodisrupt

MLA

“photodisrupt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodisrupt. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photodisrupt,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodisrupt.

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