maser

American  

[mey-zer] / ˈmeɪ zər /

noun

1. a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.

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maser British  

/ ˈmeɪzə /

noun

1. a device for amplifying microwaves, working on the same principle as a laser

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maser Scientific  

/ mā′zər /

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of maser

1950–55; m(icrowave) a(mplification by) s(timulated) e(mission of ) r(adiation)

Example Sentences

Maser said even including the provisions in the appendices “is a step forward from the 2021 code,” which did not have such provisions at all.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2024

While smaller blasts minimize shock waves and physical damage, Edmund Maser and coworkers suspected that these weaker ones release more toxic residue than strong blasts.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2023

“It sends an incredibly powerful message,” Maser added.

From Scientific American • Oct. 13, 2023

In Lancaster, Pa., Gretchen Christina Maser got to know the UPS driver who picks up the candles and home goods she sells to consumers and Whole Foods.

From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2020

Joshua Ben Nun seems to have been particularly zealous in this matter, following the example of Maser Djawah of Basra.

From Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages by Walsh, James Joseph