maser

See also: MASER, Maser, masér, and måser

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EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (GenAm) IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪzɚ/
• Rhymes: -eɪzə(r)

Etymology 1Edit

From MASER, an acronym for "Microwave Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation".

NounEdit

maser (plural masers)

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
2. (astronomy) Any celestial object that generates microwaves using the same method

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms

• astronomical maser
• gas maser

• optical maser
• solid-state maser

Related termsEdit

• laser

TranslationsEdit

beam of microwaves

• Chinese: 激微波 (jī wéibō)
• French: maser (fr) m
• German: Maser (de) m

• Italian: maser m
• Russian: ма́зер (ru) m (mázer)

Etymology 2Edit

See mazer.

NounEdit

maser (countable and uncountable, plural masers)

1. Obsolete spelling of mazer

AnagramsEdit

• Mares, Marse, mares, marse, mears, reams, smear

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Middle EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Anglo-Norman macer.

NounEdit

maser

1. Alternative form of macer

Etymology 2Edit

From Old English *maser, from Proto-Germanic *masuraz; reinforced by Anglo-Norman mazer.

Alternative formsEdit

• mazer, masere, masour, maserre, mazere, macer, macher, masowyr, mausure, mazre

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːzər/, /ˈmaːzɛːr/

NounEdit

maser (plural masers)

1. A maple bowl or cup, often with metal inlay; a mazer.
2. The wood of the maple tree or similar wood.
3. (rare, surgery) A artificial bone made of maple to repair skull injuries
4. (rare) The maple tree (Acer campestre)

DescendantsEdit

• English: mazer (obsolete outside of historic contexts)
• Scots: maser

ReferencesEdit

• “māsē̆r (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-27.

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

VerbEdit

maser

1. present tense of mase

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Serbo-CroatianEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /mǎseːr/
• Hyphenation: ma‧ser

NounEdit

màsēr m (Cyrillic spelling ма̀се̄р)

1. masseur

DeclensionEdit

Declension of maser

	singular	plural
nominative	màsēr	maseri
genitive	maséra	masera
dative	maseru	maserima
accusative	masera	masere
vocative	maseru	maseri
locative	maseru	maserima
instrumental	maserom	maserima