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maser

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ma·ser /ˈmeɪzə $ -ər/ noun [countable] technical  TPEa piece of equipment that produces a very powerful electric force 〔能产生极强电能的〕微波激射器 laser
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maserThe main maser features may have originated from the slowly rotating disk or from the outflow gas near the galactic nucleus.Other more recent tests involve direct comparison of the time-keeping of atomic clocks or of masers.Our observations of the maser emission were made from January to June 1992 with the Nobeyana 45-m telescope.
Origin maser (1900-2000) microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
ma·ser nounChineseSyllable
Corpus produces a equipment of a that piece


maser
maser /ˈmeɪzə $ -ər/ noun [countable] technical
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
a piece of equipment that produces a very powerful electric force ⇨ laser