subwavelength
subwavelength adjective: having dimensions less than the wavelength of the light employed.
Adjective
subwavelength (not comparable)
- Having dimensions less than the wavelength of the light employed.
- Planar metamaterials with subwavelength thickness, or metasurfaces, consisting of single-layer or few-layer stacks of planar structures, can be readily fabricated using lithography and nanoprinting methods, and the ultrathin thickness in the wave propagation direction can greatly suppress the...2016, Hou-Tong Chen, Antoinette J Taylor, Nanfang Yu, “A review of metasurfaces: physics and applications”, in arXiv
Noun
subwavelength (plural subwavelengths)
- A wavelength that is a fraction of another
Forms of subwavelength
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | sub-wavelength |
| Noun | |
| plural | subwavelengths |
Origin of subwavelength
From sub- + wavelength.
Words formed from subwavelength
- subwavelength aperture
- subwavelength hole array
- subwavelength imaging
- subwavelength optics
- subwavelength photolithography
- subwavelength photonics
Questions about subwavelength
- What does subwavelength mean?
- Subwavelength means having dimensions less than the wavelength of the light employed.
- What part of speech is subwavelength?
- Subwavelength can be an adjective or a noun.
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