maser

See also: MASER, Maser, masér, and måser

English

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From MASER, an acronym for "Microwave Amplification by the 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

Derived terms

• astronomical maser
• gas maser

• optical maser
• solid-state maser

Related terms

• laser

Translations

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 2

See mazer.

Noun

maser (countable and uncountable, plural masers)

1. Obsolete spelling of mazer

Anagrams

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

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman macer.

Noun

maser

1. Alternative form of macer

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

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

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

Descendants

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

References

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

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Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

maser

1. present tense of mase

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

màsēr m (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