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heat-ray · heat-rays
Strahlengewehr
A weapon that fires a beam of extremely high temperatureA weapon that fires a beam of extremely high temperature.
Meaning
2 sensesA weapon that fires a beam of extremely high temperature.
Near-synonyms: ray-gun, ray gun, death ray, energy weapon
(dated)Synonym of calorific ray.
Origin
The fictional sense was coined by British science fiction author H. G. Wells in 1896 in ThThe fictional sense was coined by British science fiction author H. G. Wells in 1896 in The War of the Worlds.
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