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supercontinuum

supercontinuum noun: light having both high spatial coherence and broad spectral bandwidth; i.e. laser light that is not monochromatic.

Noun

supercontinuum (plural supercontinua)

  1. light having both high spatial coherence and broad spectral bandwidth; i.e. laser light that is not monochromatic

Forms of supercontinuum

pluralsupercontinua

Origin of supercontinuum

From super- + continuum.

Questions about supercontinuum

What does supercontinuum mean?
Supercontinuum means light having both high spatial coherence and broad spectral bandwidth; i.e. laser light that is not monochromatic.
What part of speech is supercontinuum?
Supercontinuum is a noun.
What is the plural of supercontinuum?
The plural of supercontinuum is supercontinua.

Words near supercontinuum in the dictionary

  1. supercontinent cycle
  2. supercontinent cycles
  3. supercontinental
  4. supercontinents
  5. supercontinua
  6. supercontinuum
  7. supercontract
  8. supercontracted
  9. supercontractile
  10. supercontractility
  11. supercontraction

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