"apodizer" meaning in All languages combined

See apodizer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: apodizers [plural]
Etymology: apodize + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|apodize|er|id2=agent noun}} apodize + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} apodizer (plural apodizers)
  1. (physics) Any of several devices that permit apodization of an optical or electrical signal Categories (topical): Physics

Inflected forms

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