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ellipsometer

ellipsometer noun: an instrument that uses polarized light to investigate the surface layers of semiconductor wafers etc. Used in ellipsometry.

Noun

ellipsometer (plural ellipsometers)

  1. an instrument that uses polarized light to investigate the surface layers of semiconductor wafers etc. Used in ellipsometry.

Forms of ellipsometer

pluralellipsometers

Origin of ellipsometer

From ellipse + -o- + -meter.

Questions about ellipsometer

What does ellipsometer mean?
Ellipsometer means an instrument that uses polarized light to investigate the surface layers of semiconductor wafers etc. Used in ellipsometry.
What part of speech is ellipsometer?
Ellipsometer is a noun.
What is the plural of ellipsometer?
The plural of ellipsometer is ellipsometers.

Words near ellipsometer in the dictionary

  1. ellipsoid packings
  2. ellipsoidal
  3. ellipsoidally
  4. ellipsoids
  5. ellipsoids of revolution
  6. ellipsometer
  7. ellipsometers
  8. ellipsometric
  9. ellipsometry
  10. ellipt
  11. ellipted

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