energy weapon
Shoots light, not bullets
A weapon that fires a beam or pulse of energy rather than a physical projectile.
Energy weapons include lasers, particle beams, and plasma guns.
The term appears mainly in science fiction and military research contexts: The soldier switched to her energy weapon when conventional ammo ran out.
Real-world applications remain largely experimental, though directed-energy weapons are in development.
Concentrated light device
- phaserFictional beam weapon
- blasterEnergy-shooting firearm
- ray gunFictional beam-emitting weapon
- photonElectromagnetic radiation unit
targeting · coherent · pulsed · continuous · directed · collimated · focusing · optics
Fictional beam weapon
- blasterEnergy-shooting firearm
- ray gunFictional beam-emitting weapon
- disruptorOne who overturns norms
- death rayLethal energy weapon
photon torpedo · turbolaser · pulse rifle · BFG · lightsaber · Star Trek · Star Wars · Halo
Portable electricity storage
- capacitorCharge-storing circuit element
- power cellDevice storing electrical energy
- rechargeRestore electrical capacity
- overloadBurden beyond capacity
charge · depletion · cooldown · ammo · unlimited · overheat · fuel cell · reactor
Converted to charged particles
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- torchHandheld burning light source
- superheatedHeated beyond phase change
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
arc · thermal · stream · containment · magnetic · fusion · particle · accelerator
Device that breaks matter apart
- annihilatorOne who destroys completely
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
- vaporizeConvert to gas
incinerate · lethal · impact · shockwave · blast · explosive · damage · penetration
Relating to sound
- soundwaveTraveling pressure disturbance
- ultrasonicAbove audible frequency range
- infrasonicBelow audible frequency range
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
vibration · concussive · disorienting · shatter · harmonic · frequency · decibel · directional
laser
Concentrated light device
photon · targeting · coherent · pulsed · continuous · directed · collimated · focusing · optics · wavelength
phaser
Fictional beam weapon
death ray · photon torpedo · turbolaser · pulse rifle · BFG · lightsaber · Star Trek · Star Wars · Halo · Mass Effect
battery
Portable electricity storage
- capacitorCharge-storing circuit element
- power cellDevice storing electrical energy
- rechargeRestore electrical capacity
overload · charge · depletion · cooldown · ammo · unlimited · overheat · fuel cell · reactor · generator
ionized
Converted to charged particles
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- torchHandheld burning light source
- superheatedHeated beyond phase change
discharge · arc · thermal · stream · containment · magnetic · fusion · particle · accelerator · projectile
disintegrator
Device that breaks matter apart
- annihilatorOne who destroys completely
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- obliterationTotal destruction or erasure
vaporize · incinerate · lethal · impact · shockwave · blast · explosive · damage · penetration · armor-piercing
acoustic
Relating to sound
- soundwaveTraveling pressure disturbance
- ultrasonicAbove audible frequency range
- infrasonicBelow audible frequency range
resonance · vibration · concussive · disorienting · shatter · harmonic · frequency · decibel · directional · nonlethal
energy weaponprojectile weapon
Armament launching objects at targets
gun · rifle · bullet · artillery · chemical weapon
energy weaponprimitive weapon
Early combat tool
club · spear · rock · bow and arrow · sling
energy, weapon, energies, energetic, energetically, energize, energized, energizing, energizer