phaser
English
Etymology
- (science fiction): For the fictional weapon coined for Star Trek: originally a "ph(oton ma)ser," later changed canonically to a "phas(ed)-e(nergy) r(ectifier)" (of "nadions", not photons).
- (phase modulation): phase + -er
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfeɪzɚ/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪzə(ɹ)
- Homophones: phasor, PHASR
Noun
phaser (plural phasers)
- (music) An electronic device that produces special effects on the sound produced by an electric guitar etc.
- (science fiction) Fictional energy weapon, with multiple settings for degree of intensity, from the television series Star Trek (1966–69).[1]
- 1966 September 8, George Clayton Johnson, The Man Trap (Star Trek), season 1, episode 1:
- Captain James Kirk: "Set your phaser on one quarter. I'll leave mine on stun."
- 1995 July, THIS magazine, page 21:
- His oddly reserved nature stands out [...]. Whyte sets his phaser on stun, not kill.
- 1999, Dafydd ab Hugh, chapter 3, in Fallen Heroes [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine; 5], New York, N.Y.: Pocket Books:
- A Bajoran rushed past with an armful of phaser rifles, another with a box of hand phasers.
- 2004, Hertiage Signature Auction #811, page 185:
- Giolitti's Gold Key art is widely admired, [...] and this is a terrific opportunity to pick up a page—set your phasers on bid.
- 2009, Meg Gardiner, China Lake, →ISBN:
- I said, "Set phasers on be-a-bastard."
- A phase modulator
- Alternative form of PHASR.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
(science fiction energy weapon):
- beam cannon / beam weapon
- blaster / blaster cannon / blaster gun / blaster pistol / blaster rifle
- death ray / death ray projector
- disintegrator
- laser / laser cannon / laser gun / laser pistol / laser rifle / laser weapon
- particle cannon / particle gun / particle rifle / particle weapon
- ray gun
Verb
phaser (third-person singular simple present phasers, present participle phasering, simple past and past participle phasered)
- (science fiction, transitive) To shoot with a phaser weapon.
Synonyms
References
- ^ Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “phaser”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 145.
Anagrams
- E sharp, E-sharp, Harpes, Sharpe, Sherpa, Spehar, e sharp, e-sharp, harpes, hepars, pasher, phares, phrase, raphes, seraph, shaper, sharpe, sherpa, shrape, sphear
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfei̯ser/, [ˈfe̞i̯s̠e̞r]
- Rhymes: -eiser
Noun
phaser
- (music) phaser (pedal and effect)
- Synonym: vaiheistus (effect)
Declension
| Inflection of phaser (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | phaser | phaserit | |
| genitive | phaserin | phaserien phasereiden phasereitten | |
| partitive | phaseria | phasereita phasereja | |
| illative | phaseriin | phasereihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | phaser | phaserit | |
| accusative | nom. | phaser | phaserit |
| gen. | phaserin | ||
| genitive | phaserin | phaserien phasereiden phasereitten | |
| partitive | phaseria | phasereita phasereja | |
| inessive | phaserissa | phasereissa | |
| elative | phaserista | phasereista | |
| illative | phaseriin | phasereihin | |
| adessive | phaserilla | phasereilla | |
| ablative | phaserilta | phasereilta | |
| allative | phaserille | phasereille | |
| essive | phaserina | phasereina | |
| translative | phaseriksi | phasereiksi | |
| abessive | phaseritta | phasereitta | |
| instructive | — | phaserein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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| Inflection of phaser (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | phaser | phaserit | |
| genitive | phaserin | phaserien phasereiden phasereitten | |
| partitive | phaseriä | phasereitä phaserejä | |
| illative | phaseriin | phasereihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | phaser | phaserit | |
| accusative | nom. | phaser | phaserit |
| gen. | phaserin | ||
| genitive | phaserin | phaserien phasereiden phasereitten | |
| partitive | phaseriä | phasereitä phaserejä | |
| inessive | phaserissä | phasereissä | |
| elative | phaseristä | phasereistä | |
| illative | phaseriin | phasereihin | |
| adessive | phaserillä | phasereillä | |
| ablative | phaseriltä | phasereiltä | |
| allative | phaserille | phasereille | |
| essive | phaserinä | phasereinä | |
| translative | phaseriksi | phasereiksi | |
| abessive | phaserittä | phasereittä | |
| instructive | — | phaserein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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