maser
[mey-zer]
- a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
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Origin of maser
1950–55; m(icrowave) a(mplification by) s(timulated) e(mission of) r(adiation)
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The mazer-bowls were made from maple-wood, so named from the German Maser, a spotted wood.
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maser
- a device for amplifying microwaves, working on the same principle as a laser
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Word Origin
C20: m (icrowave) a (mplification by) s (timulated) e (mission of) r (adiation)
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Word Origin and History for maser
n.
1955, acronym from "microwave amplification (by) stimulated emission (of) radiation."
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maser
[mā′zər]
- Short for microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. A device that generates coherent microwaves using the same principles as a laser. Masers are used in a variety of applications, including in atomic clocks. Natural masers are found in outer space when water or other substances are excited by radiation from a star or by the energy of a collision.
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