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Maser vs Muser - What's the difference?

maser | muser |

As nouns the difference between maser and muser

is that maser is 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 while muser is one who muses.

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 }}

    muser

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who muses.
    • ----