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thin-film interference

thin-film interference noun: the interference of light caused by its reflection from both boundaries of a thin film of a transparent material.

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Noun

thin-film interference (countable and uncountable, plural thin-film interferences)

  1. (uncountable) The interference of light caused by its reflection from both boundaries of a thin film of a transparent material.
  2. (countable) An instance of this interference.

Forms of thin-film interference

pluralthin-film interferences

Questions about thin-film interference

What does thin-film interference mean?
Thin-film interference means the interference of light caused by its reflection from both boundaries of a thin film of a transparent material.
What part of speech is thin-film interference?
Thin-film interference is a noun.
What is the plural of thin-film interference?
The plural of thin-film interference is thin-film interferences.

Words near thin-film interference in the dictionary

  1. thin'
  2. thin-bladed
  3. thin-crust pizza
  4. thin-crust pizzas
  5. thin-film
  6. thin-film interference
  7. thin-film interferences
  8. thin-film transistor
  9. thin-film transistors
  10. thin-layer chromatography
  11. thin-skinned

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