different between phasor vs phaser

English

Etymology

Blend of phase +? vector

Noun

phasor (plural phasors)

1. (mathematics) A representation of a complex number in terms of a complex exponential.
2. (sciences, engineering) A plotted line whose length and angle represent the amplitude and phase, respectively, of a sinusoidally varying quantity such as an alternating current.

Translations

References

• Mathworld

Anagrams

• Pharos, pharos

English

Etymology

• 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).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?fe?z?/
• Rhymes: -e?z?(r)

Noun

phaser (plural phasers)

1. (music) An electronic device that produces special effects on the sound produced by an electric guitar etc.
2. (science fiction) Fictional energy weapon, with multiple settings for degree of intensity, from the television series Star Trek (1966–69).

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)

1. (science fiction, transitive) To shoot with a phaser weapon.

References

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