Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
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;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
maser \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 microwave oscillator.
[acronym]
[PJC] MASH
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
maser
n 1: 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