Definitions for MASER
ˈmeɪ zərmaser

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1. masernoun

   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

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1. Maser

   A maser (, an acronym for microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) is a device that produces coherent electromagnetic waves through amplification by stimulated emission. The first maser was built by Charles H. Townes, James P. Gordon, and Herbert J. Zeiger at Columbia University in 1953. Townes, Nikolay Basov and Alexander Prokhorov were awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics for theoretical work leading to the maser. Masers are also used as the timekeeping device in atomic clocks, and as extremely low-noise microwave amplifiers in radio telescopes and deep-space spacecraft communication ground stations. Modern masers can be designed to generate electromagnetic waves at not only microwave frequencies but also radio and infrared frequencies. For this reason, Townes suggested replacing microwave with the word molecular as the first word in the acronym maser.The laser works by the same principle as the maser but produces higher frequency coherent radiation at visible wavelengths. The maser was the forerunner of the laser, inspiring theoretical work by Townes and Arthur Leonard Schawlow that led to the invention of the laser in 1960 by Theodore Maiman. When the coherent optical oscillator was first imagined in 1957, it was originally called the "optical maser". This was ultimately changed to laser for "Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation". Gordon Gould is credited with creating this acronym in 1957.

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1. maser

   A maser is a device that produces coherent electromagnetic waves, especially microwaves, through amplification by stimulated emission. The term maser is an acronym for "Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation". Masers are often used in astronomical research and are incorporated in devices such as atomic clocks.

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1. Masernoun

   same as Mazer

2. Etymology: [from Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.]

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1. Maser

   A maser is a device that produces coherent electromagnetic waves through amplification by stimulated emission. Historically, the word "maser" is derived from the original upper-case acronym MASER, which stands for "Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation". The lower-case usage arose from technological development having rendered the original definition imprecise, because contemporary masers emit electromagnetic waves not just at microwave frequencies, but rather across a broader band of the electromagnetic spectrum. Hence, the physicist Charles H. Townes suggested the usage using "molecular" to replace "microwave" for contemporary linguistic accuracy. When the coherent optical oscillator was first imagined in 1957, it was originally called the "optical maser." However, this was ultimately changed to laser for "Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation." Gordon Gould is credited with creating this acronym in 1957.

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1. MASER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Maser is ranked #13593 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Maser surname appeared 2,230 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Maser.
   
   93.6% or 2,089 total occurrences were White.
   2.3% or 53 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.7% or 39 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.6% or 37 total occurrences were Asian.

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1. • Amplifier

How to pronounce MASER?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of MASER in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of MASER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=MASER
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maser
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/MASER
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=MASER
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html