mase
Mase (verb) means to emit or expose something to maser radiation (light amplified through stimulated emission of microwaves). Example: “The device was designed to mase at a specific microwave frequency.”
How to use mase
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA technical verb describing the action a maser performs.
Word forms
- Third person singular
- mases
- Past tense
- mased
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The device was designed to _____ at a specific microwave frequency.
Etymology
A back-formed verb from the noun maser, on the model of "lase" from "laser."