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mode locking

mode locking noun: the use of mode-locked lasers to generate ultrashort pulses of light.

Noun

mode locking (uncountable)

  1. The use of mode-locked lasers to generate ultrashort pulses of light.

Questions about mode locking

What does mode locking mean?
Mode locking means the use of mode-locked lasers to generate ultrashort pulses of light.
What part of speech is mode locking?
Mode locking is a noun.

Words near mode locking in the dictionary

  1. modding
  2. moddings
  3. mode
  4. Mode A
  5. Mode C
  6. mode locking
  7. mode of discourse
  8. mode of production
  9. mode of thought
  10. mode of transport
  11. Mode S

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