maser device
1Maser (disambiguation) — Maser is a device that produces coherent electromagnetic waves. Maser may also refer to: Astrophysical maser, a naturally occurring source of stimulated spectral line emission Mike Maser, a coach for the Miami Dolphins Maser (TV), a municipality… …
2maser — ma ser, n. 1. Same as {Mazer}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physics) [from Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.] An electronic device producing coherent monochromatic microwave radiation; it produces less noise than other forms of… …
3maser — ☆ maser [mā′zər ] n. [m(icrowave) a(mplification by) s(timulated) e(mission of) r(adiation)] a device, operating at microwave frequencies, in which atoms or molecules are raised to a higher energy level and allowed to lose the energy by radiation …
4Maser — For other uses, see Maser (disambiguation). A hydrogen radio frequency discharge, the first element inside a hydrogen maser (see description below) A maser is a device that produces coherent electromagnetic waves through amplification by… …
5maser — /may zeuhr/, n. a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation. Cf. laser. [1950 55; m(icrowave) a(mplification by) s(timulated) e(mission of) r(adiation)] * * * Device that produces and amplifies… …
6MASER — microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation * * * ma·ser mā zər n a device that utilizes the natural oscillations of atoms or molecules between energy levels for generating electromagnetic radiation in the microwave region of the… …
7maser — noun Etymology: microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation Date: 1955 a device or object that emits coherent microwave radiation produced by the natural oscillations of atoms or molecules between energy levels …
8maser — noun /ˈmeɪzɚ/ a) 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 …
9maser — meɪzÉ™(r) n. device for amplifying microwaves by radiation (used for amplification and in radar equipment) …
10maser — ma•ser [[t]ˈmeɪ zər[/t]] n. a device for producing or amplifying electromagnetic waves by exciting atoms and causing them to radiate their energy in phase Compare laser • Etymology: 1955; m(icrowave) a(mplification by) s(timulated) e(mission of)… …
