phaser
phaser · phasers
An electronic device that produces special effects on the sound produced by an…An electronic device that produces special effects on the sound produced by an electric guitar etc.
US/ˈfeɪzɚ/
» Set your phasers on stun.
Meaning
3 sensesAn electronic device that produces special effects on the sound produced by an electric guitar etc.
Fictional energy weapon, with multiple settings for degree of intensity, from the television series Star Trek (1966–69).
A phase modulator
Examples
1 sentencesSet your phasers on stun.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
* (science fiction): For the fictional weapon coined for Star Trek: originally a "ph(oton* (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).
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