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knife-edge effect

knife-edge effect noun: a truncation of a portion of the incident radiation that strikes a sharp well-defined obstacle.

Noun

knife-edge effect (plural knife-edge effects)

  1. (quantum mechanics) A truncation of a portion of the incident radiation that strikes a sharp well-defined obstacle.

Forms of knife-edge effect

pluralknife-edge effects

Questions about knife-edge effect

What does knife-edge effect mean?
Knife-edge effect means a truncation of a portion of the incident radiation that strikes a sharp well-defined obstacle.
What part of speech is knife-edge effect?
Knife-edge effect is a noun.
What is the plural of knife-edge effect?
The plural of knife-edge effect is knife-edge effects.

Words near knife-edge effect in the dictionary

  1. knife-boys
  2. knife-colored
  3. knife-coloured
  4. knife-ear
  5. knife-edge
  6. knife-edge effect
  7. knife-edge effects
  8. knife-edges
  9. knife-handle
  10. knife-handles
  11. knife-rest

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