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Scharnhorst effect

Scharnhorst effect noun: a hypothetical phenomenon in which light signals travel slightly faster than lightspeed between two closely spaced conducting plates.

Noun

Scharnhorst effect (plural Scharnhorst effects)

  1. A hypothetical phenomenon in which light signals travel slightly faster than lightspeed between two closely spaced conducting plates.

Forms of Scharnhorst effect

pluralScharnhorst effects

Origin of Scharnhorst effect

First predicted in a 1990 paper by Klaus Scharnhorst.

Questions about Scharnhorst effect

What does Scharnhorst effect mean?
Scharnhorst effect means a hypothetical phenomenon in which light signals travel slightly faster than lightspeed between two closely spaced conducting plates.
What part of speech is Scharnhorst effect?
Scharnhorst effect is a noun.
What is the plural of Scharnhorst effect?
The plural of Scharnhorst effect is Scharnhorst effects.

Words near Scharnhorst effect in the dictionary

  1. Scharlachberger
  2. scharm
  3. scharm squark
  4. scharm squarks
  5. Scharnhorst
  6. Scharnhorst effect
  7. Scharnhorst effects
  8. Scharnhorsts
  9. Scharnitz
  10. Scharrel
  11. Scharrer

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