Mase
//meɪz// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Obsolete form of maze. alt-of, obsolete
Verb
- 1 To act as a maser; to emit or subject to maser radiation.
Example
More examples"The Yiddish word מעשׂה is pronounced "mayse," "mase," or "manse," the last of which contains a remnant of an old velar nasal pronunciation of the letter ayin."
Etymology
Back-formation from maser as if mase + agentive -er. Compare lase from laser.
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