maser

See also: MASER, Maser, masér, måser, Mäser, máser, and màser

English

Pronunciation

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

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Etymology 1

From MASER, acronym of microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.

Noun

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 terms

• astronomical maser
• gas maser
• hydrogen maser atomic clock
• kilomaser
• masering
• megamaser
• micromaser
• nonmaser
• optical maser
• solid-state maser

Related terms

• laser

Translations

beam of microwaves

• Catalan: màser m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 激微波 (jīwéibō)

• Esperanto: masero
• Finnish: maser (fi)
• French: maser (fr) m
• German: Maser (de) m
• Italian: maser m
• Japanese: メーザー (mēzā)
• Korean: 메이저 (meijeo)
• Russian: ма́зер (ru) m (mázer)

Etymology 2

See mazer.

Noun

maser (countable and uncountable, plural masers)

1. Obsolete spelling of mazer.

Anagrams

• marse, reams, Mears, mears, Seram, Armes, smear, mares, rames, Mares, Marse

Finnish

Alternative forms

• maseri

Etymology

From English maser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ(ː)ser/, [ˈmɑ̝(ː)s̠e̞r]
• Rhymes: -ɑser
• Syllabification^(key): ma‧ser
• Hyphenation^(key): ma‧ser

Noun

maser

1. maser

Declension

Inflection of maser (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		maser	maserit
genitive		maserin	maserien masereiden masereitten
partitive		maseria	masereita masereja
illative		maseriin	masereihin
		singular	plural
nominative		maser	maserit
accusative	nom.	maser	maserit
	gen.	maserin
genitive		maserin	maserien masereiden masereitten
partitive		maseria	masereita masereja
inessive		maserissa	masereissa
elative		maserista	masereista
illative		maseriin	masereihin
adessive		maserilla	masereilla
ablative		maserilta	masereilta
allative		maserille	masereille
essive		maserina	masereina
translative		maseriksi	masereiksi
abessive		maseritta	masereitta
instructive		—	maserein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of maser (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative maserini maserini accusative nom. maserini maserini gen. maserini genitive maserini maserieni masereideni masereitteni partitive maseriani masereitani maserejani inessive maserissani masereissani elative maseristani masereistani illative maseriini masereihini adessive maserillani masereillani ablative maseriltani masereiltani allative maserilleni masereilleni essive maserinani masereinani translative maserikseni masereikseni abessive maserittani masereittani instructive — — comitative — masereineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative maserisi maserisi accusative nom. maserisi maserisi gen. maserisi genitive maserisi maseriesi masereidesi masereittesi partitive maseriasi masereitasi maserejasi inessive maserissasi masereissasi elative maseristasi masereistasi illative maseriisi masereihisi adessive maserillasi masereillasi ablative maseriltasi masereiltasi allative maserillesi masereillesi essive maserinasi masereinasi translative maseriksesi masereiksesi abessive maserittasi masereittasi instructive — — comitative — masereinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative maserimme maserimme accusative nom. maserimme maserimme gen. maserimme genitive maserimme maseriemme masereidemme masereittemme partitive maseriamme masereitamme maserejamme inessive maserissamme masereissamme elative maseristamme masereistamme illative maseriimme masereihimme adessive maserillamme masereillamme ablative maseriltamme masereiltamme allative maserillemme masereillemme essive maserinamme masereinamme translative maseriksemme masereiksemme abessive maserittamme masereittamme instructive — — comitative — masereinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative maserinne maserinne accusative nom. maserinne maserinne gen. maserinne genitive maserinne maserienne masereidenne masereittenne partitive maserianne masereitanne maserejanne inessive maserissanne masereissanne elative maseristanne masereistanne illative maseriinne masereihinne adessive maserillanne masereillanne ablative maseriltanne masereiltanne allative maserillenne masereillenne essive maserinanne masereinanne translative maseriksenne masereiksenne abessive maserittanne masereittanne instructive — — comitative — masereinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative maserinsa maserinsa accusative nom. maserinsa maserinsa gen. maserinsa genitive maserinsa maseriensa masereidensa masereittensa partitive maseriaan maseriansa masereitaan maserejaan masereitansa maserejansa inessive maserissaan maserissansa masereissaan masereissansa elative maseristaan maseristansa masereistaan masereistansa illative maseriinsa masereihinsa adessive maserillaan maserillansa masereillaan masereillansa ablative maseriltaan maseriltansa masereiltaan masereiltansa allative maserilleen maserillensa masereilleen masereillensa essive maserinaan maserinansa masereinaan masereinansa translative maserikseen maseriksensa masereikseen masereiksensa abessive maserittaan maserittansa masereittaan masereittansa instructive — — comitative — masereineen masereinensa

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

maser

1. alternative form of macer

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːzər/, /ˈmaːzɛːr/

Noun

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) An artificial bone made of maple to repair skull injuries
4. (rare) The maple tree (Acer campestre)

Descendants

• English: mazer
• Scots: maser

References

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

maser

1. present of mase

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English maser.

Noun

maser n (plural masere)

1. maser

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	maser	maserul	masere	maserele
genitive-dative	maser	maserului	masere	maserelor
vocative	maserule		maserelor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from French masseur.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

màsēr m anim (Cyrillic spelling ма̀се̄р)

1. masseur

Declension

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

Further reading

• “maser”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026