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stereolithography

stereolithography noun: a means of rapid prototyping in which a laser hardens successive layers of a photopolymer to create a part with a shape defined by a computer model.

Noun

stereolithography (uncountable)

  1. A means of rapid prototyping in which a laser hardens successive layers of a photopolymer to create a part with a shape defined by a computer model.
    Synonyms:
    SL, STL

Synonyms of stereolithography

Origin of stereolithography

From stereo- + lithography.

Words formed from stereolithography

Words that rhyme with stereolithography

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Questions about stereolithography

What does stereolithography mean?
Stereolithography means a means of rapid prototyping in which a laser hardens successive layers of a photopolymer to create a part with a shape defined by a computer model.
What part of speech is stereolithography?
Stereolithography is a noun.

Words near stereolithography in the dictionary

  1. stereoless
  2. stereolithograph
  3. stereolithographic
  4. stereolithographically
  5. stereolithographs
  6. stereolithography
  7. stereologic
  8. stereological
  9. stereologically
  10. stereologist
  11. stereologists

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