"SQUID" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /skwɪd/ Audio: en-us-squid.ogg Forms: SQUIDs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪd Head templates: {{en-noun}} SQUID (plural SQUIDs)
  1. Acronym of superconducting quantum interference device, a sensor that uses certain quantum effects to detect small magnetic fields. Wikipedia link: SQUID Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: superconducting quantum interference device (extra: a sensor that uses certain quantum effects to detect small magnetic fields) Categories (topical): Quantum mechanics

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