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astrophotonic

astrophotonic adjective: describing the application of photonics to astronomical instruments.

Adjective

astrophotonic (not comparable)

  1. Describing the application of photonics to astronomical instruments

Origin of astrophotonic

From astro- + photonic.

Questions about astrophotonic

What does astrophotonic mean?
Astrophotonic means describing the application of photonics to astronomical instruments.
What part of speech is astrophotonic?
Astrophotonic is an adjective.

Words near astrophotonic in the dictionary

  1. astrophotometer
  2. astrophotometers
  3. astrophotometric
  4. astrophotometrical
  5. astrophotometry
  6. astrophotonic
  7. astrophotonics
  8. astrophotos
  9. astrophyllite
  10. astrophyllites
  11. astrophysical

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