laser-assisted subepithelial keratomileusis
LASEK | a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea |
| laser trabecular surgery | eye surgery that makes many tiny laser burns in an area that will increase the drainage of aqueous humor |
laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis
LASIK | a refractive surgery procedure that reshapes the cornea |
| reading meter reading | the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments, he has a job meter reading for the gas company |
| Doppler radar | radar that uses the Doppler shift to measure velocity |
electric meter
power meter | a meter for measuring the amount of electric power used |
gas meter
gasometer | a meter for measuring the amount of gas flowing through a particular pipe |
| gravimeter gravity meter | a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth |
laser
optical maser | an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation, an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light |
laser-guided bomb
LGB | a smart bomb that seeks the laser light reflected off of the target and uses it to correct its descent, laser-guided bombs cannot be used in cloudy weather |
| laser printer | electrostatic printer that focuses a laser beam to form images that are transferred to paper electrostatically |
light meter
exposure meter
photometer | photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light |
| meter | any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity |
| parking meter | a coin-operated timer located next to a parking space, depositing money into it entitles you to park your car there for a specified length of time |
| postage meter | meter for bulk mailings that imprints correct prepaid postage on pieces of mail and records the total charge |
| water meter | meter for measuring the quantity of water passing through a particular outlet |
meter
metre
time | rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration |
reading meter reading
indication | a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument, he could not believe the meter reading, the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm |
heroic verse
heroic meter
heroic | a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes, dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter |
meter
metre
measure beat cadence | (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse |
common measure
common meter | the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad |
| meter maid | policewoman who is assigned to write parking tickets |
Doppler
Christian Johann Doppler | Austrian physicist famous for his discovery of the Doppler effect (-) |
| angular velocity | (physics) the rate of change of the angular position of a rotating body, usually expressed in radians per second or radians per minute |
| laser beam | a beam of light generated by a laser |
Doppler effect
Doppler shift | change in the apparent frequency of a wave as observer and source move toward or away from each other |
square meter
square metre
centare | a centare is
th of an are |
kiloliter
kilolitre
cubic meter
cubic metre | a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to liters |
meter
metre
m | the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately . yards) |
| kilogram-meter | a unit of work equal to the work done by a one kilogram force operating through a distance of one meter |
speed
velocity | distance travelled per unit time |
| escape velocity | the minimum velocity needed to escape a gravitational field |
| muzzle velocity | the velocity of a projectile as it leaves the muzzle of a gun |
| peculiar velocity | velocity with respect to the local standard of rest |
| radial velocity | velocity along the line of sight toward or away from the observer |
| terminal velocity | the constant maximum velocity reached by a body falling through the atmosphere under the attraction of gravity |
| meter | measure with a meter, meter the flow of water |
| meter | stamp with a meter indicating the postage, meter the mail |
| high-speed high-velocity | operating at high speed, a high-speed food processor, a high-velocity shell |