"metalens" meaning in All languages combined

See metalens on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: metalenses [plural]
Etymology: meta- + lens Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|lens}} meta- + lens Head templates: {{en-noun}} metalens (plural metalenses)
  1. (physics) A lens made from a metamaterial Categories (topical): Physics

Inflected forms

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