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waveplate

waveplate noun: a thin layer of a birefringent material that is used to introduce a controlled phase shift between the two polarization components of a light wave, thereby altering its polarization.

Noun

waveplate (plural waveplates)

  1. A thin layer of a birefringent material that is used to introduce a controlled phase shift between the two polarization components of a light wave, thereby altering its polarization

Forms of waveplate

pluralwaveplates

Origin of waveplate

From wave + plate.

Questions about waveplate

What does waveplate mean?
Waveplate means a thin layer of a birefringent material that is used to introduce a controlled phase shift between the two polarization components of a light wave, thereby altering its polarization.
What part of speech is waveplate?
Waveplate is a noun.
What is the plural of waveplate?
The plural of waveplate is waveplates.

Words near waveplate in the dictionary

  1. wavenumbers
  2. waveoff
  3. waveoffs
  4. wavepacket
  5. wavepackets
  6. waveplate
  7. waveplates
  8. waveproof
  9. wavepulse
  10. wavepulses
  11. waver

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