"λ/4 film" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: λ/4 films [plural]
Etymology: λ (“wavelength”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} λ/4 film (plural λ/4 films)
  1. (technology) Film having a retardation of a quarter of a specified wavelength, used with a polarizer film to lower the reflectance of a display significantly. Categories (topical): Technology Synonyms: quarter-wavelength film, quarter-wave plate, λ/4 plate Translations (film with a retardation of quarter wavelength): lame λ/4 [feminine] (French), lame quart d’onde [feminine] (French), λ (Japanese), 4板 (Japanese), λ (Korean), 4판 (Korean)

Inflected forms

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