maser

[ mey-zer ]

/ ˈmeɪ zər /

noun

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

Compare laser.

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

Rhazes quoted Maser Djawah freely and evidently trusted his declarations implicitly.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine|James J. Walsh
The mazer-bowls were made from maple-wood, so named from the German Maser, a spotted wood.
Cups and their Customs|George Edwin Roberts
"Don't try and buff me, dinAlt," the maser barrel pushed harder against 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)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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.

单词	maser
释义	maser [ mey-zer ] / ˈmeɪ zər / noun a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation. Compare laser. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for maser Rhazes quoted Maser Djawah freely and evidently trusted his declarations implicitly. Old-Time Makers of Medicine\|James J. Walsh The mazer-bowls were made from maple-wood, so named from the German Maser, a spotted wood. Cups and their Customs\|George Edwin Roberts "Don't try and buff me, dinAlt," the maser barrel pushed harder against 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) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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