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MASER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An acronym for microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an amplifier that works on the same principle as a laser and emits coherent microwave radiation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("maser" is a kind of...):
amplifier (electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "maser"):
gas maser (a maser in which microwave radiation interacts with gas molecules)
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