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
Translations

Etymology 2

See mazer.

Noun

maser (countable and uncountable, plural masers)

  1. Obsolete spelling of mazer

Anagrams

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

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

maser

  1. present tense of mase

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

màsēr m (Cyrillic spelling ма̀се̄р)

  1. masseur

Declension

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