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Q-spoiling

Q-spoiling noun: synonym of Q-switching. Also the present participle and gerund of Q-spoil.

Noun

Q-spoiling (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of Q-switching.
    • For our problem the breakin gof the caustics removes the bound on the fluctuations in sin χ and allows the classical escape process and Q-spoiling of the WG modes.1996, Richard K. Chang, A. J. Campillo, Optical Processes In Microcavities
    • Second, as mentioned above, hidden modes with low φ (i.e., low mode order) can become observable with small amounts of Q-spoiling.2000, Progress in Optics, page 66
    Synonyms:
    Q-switching

Also used as

Q-spoiling is also the present participle and gerund of Q-spoil.

Synonyms of Q-spoiling

Questions about Q-spoiling

What does Q-spoiling mean?
Q-spoiling means synonym of Q-switching.
What part of speech is Q-spoiling?
Q-spoiling is a noun.

Words near Q-spoiling in the dictionary

  1. Q-slurred
  2. Q-slurring
  3. Q-slurs
  4. Q-spoil
  5. Q-spoiled
  6. Q-spoiling
  7. Q-spoils
  8. Q-switch
  9. Q-switched
  10. Q-switches
  11. Q-switching

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