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Maser vs Miser - What's the difference?

maser | miser |

As nouns the difference between maser and miser

is that maser is while miser is maize.

maser

English

(wikipedia maser)

Etymology 1

From MASER, an acronym for "Microwave Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation".

Noun

(en noun)
  • (physics) a device for the coherent amplification or generation of electromagnetic radiation (especially of microwave frequency) by the use of excitation energy in resonant atomic or molecular systems
  • (astronomy) Any celestial object that generates microwaves using the same method
    • Derived terms
    * astronomical maser * gas maser * solid-state maser * optical maser
    Related terms
    * laser

    Etymology 2

    See mazer.

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Anagrams

    * * * * ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Verb

    (head)
    • ---- ==Serbo-Croatian==

    Noun

  • masseur

    • Declension

    {{sh-decl-noun , màs?r, maseri , maséra, masera , maseru, maserima , masera, masere , maseru, maseri , maseru, maserima , maserom, maserima }}

    miser

    English

    (wikipedia miser)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pejorative) A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.
    • was a stereotypical miser , he spent nothing he could save; neither giving to charity nor enjoying his wealth.

    Synonyms

    * cheapskate * scrooge * skinflint * See

    Antonyms

    * spendthrift

    Derived terms

    * miserly

    See also

    *

    External links

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    Anagrams

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