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structured illumination

structured illumination noun: the projection of a grid of lines onto a target in order to obtain information about its structure, typically by analysing the Fourier transform of the reflected light.

Noun

structured illumination (uncountable)

  1. The projection of a grid of lines onto a target in order to obtain information about its structure, typically by analysing the Fourier transform of the reflected light.

Words formed from structured illumination

Questions about structured illumination

What does structured illumination mean?
Structured illumination means the projection of a grid of lines onto a target in order to obtain information about its structure, typically by analysing the Fourier transform of the reflected light.
What part of speech is structured illumination?
Structured illumination is a noun.

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