energy weapon

== English == === Noun === energy weapon (plural energy weapons) A weapon that fires a beam or pulse of energy (in the form of waves or particles) instead of a solid projectile. Hypernym: weapon Hyponyms: directed-energy weapon (often loosely synonymous), DEW; ray gun (informal), death ray (informal) ==== Translations ==== === References === Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “energy weapon”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 51.