OPTICAL MASER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does optical maser mean? 

• OPTICAL MASER (noun)
  The noun OPTICAL MASER has 1 sense:

1. an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light

  Familiarity information: OPTICAL MASER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OPTICAL MASER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

laser; optical maser

Hypernyms ("optical maser" is a kind of...):

optical device (a device for producing or controlling light)

Holonyms ("optical maser" is a part of...):

photocoagulator (surgical instrument containing a laser for use in photocoagulation)