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Meson vs Maser - What's the difference?

meson | maser |

As nouns the difference between meson and maser

is that meson is while maser is .

meson

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(wikipedia meson) (en noun)
  • (rare, outside, entomology) The mesial plane dividing the body into similar right and left halves.

    • Etymology 2

    From .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A member of a group of subatomic particles having a mass intermediate between electrons and protons. (The most easily detected mesons fit this definition.)
  • (now specifically, particle) An elementary particle that is composed of a quark and an antiquark, such as a kaon or pion. (Mesons composed of rarer quarks are much heavier.)
    • Synonyms
    * mesotron
    Derived terms
    * mesonic

    Anagrams

    * * * ----

    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 }}