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countertwisting

countertwisting noun: twisting in an opposite direction.

Noun

countertwisting (plural countertwistings)

  1. twisting in an opposite direction
    • Application of the general formulas is illustrated by several model examples including parametric downconversion, Kerr nonlinearity, Jaynes-Cummings interaction, and spin squeezing by one-axis twisting and two-axis countertwisting..2015, Tomáš Opatrný, “Squeezing with classical Hamiltonians”, in arXiv

Forms of countertwisting

pluralcountertwistings

Origin of countertwisting

From counter- + twisting.

Questions about countertwisting

What does countertwisting mean?
Countertwisting means twisting in an opposite direction.
What part of speech is countertwisting?
Countertwisting is a noun.
What is the plural of countertwisting?
The plural of countertwisting is countertwistings.

Words near countertwisting in the dictionary

  1. countertruths
  2. countertug
  3. countertugs
  4. counterturn
  5. counterturns
  6. countertwisting
  7. countertwistings
  8. countertype
  9. countertypes
  10. counterurbanisation
  11. counterurbanization

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