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Etymology edit

From the fictional Star Trek weapon technology, the phaser.

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Proper noun edit

PHASR

  1. (weaponry) Acronym of personnel halting and stimulation response. (a non-lethal laser weapon technology that causes temporary blindness)
    Hypernyms: APL, LASER
    Coordinate term: TASER

Noun edit

PHASR (plural PHASRs)

  1. A gun or rifle implementing PHASR technology.
    Synonym: phaser
    Hypernyms: APL, laser, raygun
    Coordinate terms: taser, heat-ray