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superlens

superlens noun: any of several lenses, often built using material with negative refractive index, that can resolve images having dimensions less than that of the wavelength of light used.

Noun

superlens (plural superlenses)

  1. Any of several lenses, often built using material with negative refractive index, that can resolve images having dimensions less than that of the wavelength of light used.
  2. A kind of compound lenslet array system.

Forms of superlens

pluralsuperlenses

Origin of superlens

From super- + lens.

Questions about superlens

What does superlens mean?
Superlens means any of several lenses, often built using material with negative refractive index, that can resolve images having dimensions less than that of the wavelength of light used.
What part of speech is superlens?
Superlens is a noun.
What is the plural of superlens?
The plural of superlens is superlenses.

Words near superlens in the dictionary

  1. superlectin
  2. superlectins
  3. superlegion
  4. superlegions
  5. superlenient
  6. superlens
  7. superlenses
  8. superlensing
  9. superlethal
  10. superlevel
  11. superliberal

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