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repumping

repumping is the present participle and gerund of repump.

Meaning of repump

Verb

repump (third-person singular simple present repumps, present participle repumping, simple past and past participle repumped)

  1. (transitive) To pump again.
  2. (transitive) To use a laser to raise an electron (in an atom or ion etc) back to a previous high state.

Noun

repumping (plural repumpings)

  1. The use of a laser to raise an electron (in an atom or ion etc) back to a previous high state.

Forms of repumping

pluralrepumpings

Origin of repumping

From repump + -ing.

Questions about repumping

What does repumping mean?
Repumping means the use of a laser to raise an electron (in an atom or ion etc) back to a previous high state.
What is repumping the present participle and gerund of?
Repumping is the present participle and gerund of repump.
What part of speech is repumping?
Repumping is a noun.
What is the plural of repumping?
The plural of repumping is repumpings.

Words near repumping in the dictionary

  1. repulverized
  2. repulverizes
  3. repulverizing
  4. repump
  5. repumped
  6. repumping
  7. repumpings
  8. repumps
  9. repunch
  10. repunched
  11. repunches

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