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photonic crystal

photonic crystal noun: a periodic optical nanostructure that affects the motion of photons in much the same way that ionic lattices affect electrons in solids.

Noun

photonic crystal (plural photonic crystals)

  1. A periodic optical nanostructure that affects the motion of photons in much the same way that ionic lattices affect electrons in solids.

Forms of photonic crystal

pluralphotonic crystals

Questions about photonic crystal

What does photonic crystal mean?
Photonic crystal means a periodic optical nanostructure that affects the motion of photons in much the same way that ionic lattices affect electrons in solids.
What part of speech is photonic crystal?
Photonic crystal is a noun.
What is the plural of photonic crystal?
The plural of photonic crystal is photonic crystals.

Words near photonic crystal in the dictionary

  1. photoneutrino
  2. photoneutrinos
  3. photoneutron
  4. photoneutrons
  5. photonic
  6. photonic crystal
  7. photonic crystals
  8. photonically
  9. photonics
  10. photonlike
  11. photonovel

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