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phononic crystal

phononic crystal noun: a periodic nanostructure that exhibit periodicity in its structure that results in bandgaps where energy cannot propagate, as well as negative refraction that can be exploited for wave focusing.

Noun

phononic crystal (plural phononic crystals)

  1. A periodic nanostructure that exhibit periodicity in its structure that results in bandgaps where energy cannot propagate, as well as negative refraction that can be exploited for wave focusing.

Forms of phononic crystal

pluralphononic crystals

Questions about phononic crystal

What does phononic crystal mean?
Phononic crystal means a periodic nanostructure that exhibit periodicity in its structure that results in bandgaps where energy cannot propagate, as well as negative refraction that can be exploited for wave focusing.
What part of speech is phononic crystal?
Phononic crystal is a noun.
What is the plural of phononic crystal?
The plural of phononic crystal is phononic crystals.

Words near phononic crystal in the dictionary

  1. phonomyogram
  2. phonomyograms
  3. phonomyography
  4. phonon
  5. phononic
  6. phononic crystal
  7. phononic crystals
  8. phononics
  9. phononless
  10. phonons
  11. phonopathies

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