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English
wikipedia
Pronunciation
(GenAm?) IPA|/�meɪz�/, SAMPA|/"meIz@`/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪz�(r)|-eɪz�(r)

Etymology 1
An acronym for "Microwave Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation".

Noun
en-noun

1. physics a device for the coherent amplification or generation of electromagnetic radiation (especially of microwave frequency) by the use of excitation energy in resonant atomic or molecular systems

Translations
trans-top|beam of microwaves
Chinese: �微波 (jī wéib�)
German: Maser m
Italian: maser m
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Derived terms
astronomical maser
gas maser
solid-state maser

Related terms
laser

Etymology 2
See mazer.

Noun
en-noun

1. obsolete spelling of|mazer

ku:maser
pt:maser
ru:maser
fi:maser
vi:maser
zh:maser

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