megamaser

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noun

Any celestial object exhibiting enormous maser activity

OriginEnglish maser ← Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs) ← Proto-Hellenic *mégas →
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Meanings

nounmegamaser (plural megamasers)

plural megamasers

  1. astronomyAny celestial object exhibiting enormous maser activity

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mégas
  3. Ancient Greekμέγᾰς (mégăs)
  4. Englishmega-
  5. Englishmaser
  6. Englishmegamaser

From mega- + maser.

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APA

megamaser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megamaser

MLA

“megamaser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megamaser. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “megamaser,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megamaser.

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