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etalons

etalons is the plural of etalon.

Meaning of etalon

Noun

etalon (plural etalons)

  1. An optical device containing parallel mirrors, used as a narrow band filter, often in laser design.
    • It will be shown that the simple theory outlined in the preceding paragraph, which is applicable to single-plate etalons, can be used to predict the main features of the spectral curve of a multi element etalon.2004, S. C. Gupta, Textbook On Optical Fiber Communication And Its Applications, page 153
    Synonyms:
    Fabry-Pérot interferometer

Questions about etalons

What is etalons the plural of?
Etalons is the plural of etalon.

Words near etalons in the dictionary

  1. Etal
  2. etale
  3. etalocib
  4. etalon
  5. etaloning
  6. etalons
  7. etamin
  8. etamine
  9. etamines
  10. etamins
  11. etamiphylline

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