maser
A device for the coherent amplification or generation of electromagnetic radiation by…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
Meaning
2 sensesA 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
Maser
ма́зерmázer
an acronym for microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an amplifier that works on the same principle as a laser and emits coherent microwave radiation
Any celestial object that generates microwaves using the same method
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Origin
From MASER, acronym of microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.From MASER, acronym of microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.
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