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pseudomomentum

pseudomomentum noun: the property of a wave, analogous to momentum, that determines the force exerted by the wave when it interacts with matter.

Noun

pseudomomentum (uncountable)

  1. The property of a wave, analogous to momentum, that determines the force exerted by the wave when it interacts with matter

Origin of pseudomomentum

From pseudo- + momentum.

Questions about pseudomomentum

What does pseudomomentum mean?
Pseudomomentum means the property of a wave, analogous to momentum, that determines the force exerted by the wave when it interacts with matter.
What part of speech is pseudomomentum?
Pseudomomentum is a noun.

Words near pseudomomentum in the dictionary

  1. pseudomolecular
  2. pseudomolecule
  3. pseudomolecules
  4. pseudomoment
  5. pseudomoments
  6. pseudomomentum
  7. pseudomonacidal
  8. pseudomonad
  9. pseudomonades
  10. pseudomonadicity
  11. pseudomonads

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