preilluminate
English
editEtymology
editpre- + illuminate
Verb
editpreilluminate (third-person singular simple present preilluminates, present participle preilluminating, simple past and past participle preilluminated)
- (transitive) To illuminate in advance.
- 2014, David L. Elliott, Ultraviolet Laser Technology and Applications, page 320:
- Prior to firing the laser, a surgeon can preilluminate the area to be cut or ablated, enlarge or reduce the area, shape, or size, and then initiate the UV laser pulses for the actual ablation.