Maser Definition

māzər
masers
noun
A device, operating at microwave frequencies, in which atoms or molecules are raised to a higher energy level and allowed to lose the energy by radiation that is emitted at a very precise frequency.
Webster's New World
A natural object or region of space that acts like a maser, as a star-forming region of intersellar space.
American Heritage
abbreviation
Abbreviation of microwave amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation.
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maser
Plural:
masers

Origin of Maser

  • m(icrowave) a(mplification by) s(timulated) e(mission of) r(adiation)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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