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waveplates

waveplates is the plural of waveplate.

Meaning of waveplate

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

Questions about waveplates

What is waveplates the plural of?
Waveplates is the plural of waveplate.

Words near waveplates in the dictionary

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

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