1. United States physicist who developed the laser and maser principles for producing high-intensity radiation (1915-); [syn: Townes, Charles Townes, Charles Hard Townes]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Townes
n 1: United States physicist who developed the laser and maser
principles for producing high-intensity radiation (1915-)
[syn: Townes, Charles Townes, Charles Hard Townes]