maser
[ mey-zer ]
/ ˈmeɪ zər /
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noun
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)
Words nearby maser
masculinist, masculinity, masculinize, masculinovoblastoma, Masefield, maser, Maseru, mash, Masham, mashed, masher
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Example sentences from the Web for maser
"Don't try and buff me, dinAlt," the maser barrel pushed harder against his back.
The Ethical Engineer|Henry Maxwell DempseyRhazes quoted Maser Djawah freely and evidently trusted his declarations implicitly.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine|James J. WalshThe mazer-bowls were made from maple-wood, so named from the German Maser, a spotted wood.
Cups and their Customs|George Edwin RobertsThe large, flanged mouth of the maser-projector ground into the small of his back.
The Ethical Engineer|Henry Maxwell Dempsey
British Dictionary definitions for maser
maser
/ (ˈmeɪzə) /
noun
a device for amplifying microwaves, working on the same principle as a laser
Word Origin for maser
C20: m (icrowave) a (mplification by) s (timulated) e (mission of) r (adiation)
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Scientific definitions for maser
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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