"laser pointer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: laser pointers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} laser pointer (plural laser pointers)
  1. A device that emits a highly concentrated beam of light to highlight items of interest at some distance Wikipedia link: laser pointer Translations (device that emits a highly concentrated beam of light): laserosoitin (Finnish), pointeur laser [masculine] (French), Laserpointer [masculine] (German), ла́зерная ука́зка (lázernaja ukázka) [feminine] (Russian), laserpekare [common-gender] (Swedish), laserpenna [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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