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underexpanded

underexpanded adjective: less than usually expanded.

Adjective

underexpanded (not comparable)

  1. Less than usually expanded
    • The setup makes use of LEDs, pulsed with high currents to increase the optical output to sufficient levels, exploiting the advantages of LED light over conventional light sources. As a test-case we study the interaction of a Mach 1.7 cross flow and a transverse underexpanded jet, which is commonly...2016, Ella Giskes, Ruben A. Verschoof, Frans B. Segerink, Cornelis H. Venner, “Schlieren study of a sonic jet injected into a supersonic cross flow using high-current pulsed LEDs”, in arXiv

Origin of underexpanded

From under- + expanded.

Questions about underexpanded

What does underexpanded mean?
Underexpanded means less than usually expanded.
What part of speech is underexpanded?
Underexpanded is an adjective.

Words near underexpanded in the dictionary

  1. underexcretion
  2. underexercise
  3. underexercised
  4. underexercises
  5. underexercising
  6. underexpanded
  7. underexpansion
  8. underexpansions
  9. underexpenditure
  10. underexperienced
  11. underexplain

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