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circularly polarized light

circularly polarized light noun: light (or other electromagnetic radiation) whose electric or displacement vector rotates in a plane perpendicular to the propagation direction with constant angular velocity.

Noun

circularly polarized light (uncountable)

  1. Light (or other electromagnetic radiation) whose electric or displacement vector rotates in a plane perpendicular to the propagation direction with constant angular velocity

Questions about circularly polarized light

What does circularly polarized light mean?
Circularly polarized light means light (or other electromagnetic radiation) whose electric or displacement vector rotates in a plane perpendicular to the propagation direction with constant angular velocity.
What part of speech is circularly polarized light?
Circularly polarized light is a noun.

Words near circularly polarized light in the dictionary

  1. circularizer
  2. circularizers
  3. circularizes
  4. circularizing
  5. circularly
  6. circularly polarized light
  7. circularness
  8. circulars
  9. circularwise
  10. circulary
  11. circulatable

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