"optical tweezer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: optical tweezers [plural]
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  1. A scientific instrument that uses a highly focused laser beam to hold and move the microscopic or smaller objects such as atoms and droplets, in a manner similar to tweezers. Related terms: optical levitation
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