"downconversion" meaning in English

See downconversion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: downconversions [plural]
Etymology: From down- + conversion. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|down-|conversion|text=+|tree=1}} From down- + conversion. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} downconversion (countable and uncountable, plural downconversions)
  1. (physics) The interaction of a photon with a medium in which it is converted into two photons of lower frequencies such that energy is conserved. Tags: countable, uncountable
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  2. (electronics) The conversion of a high radio frequency to a lower frequency. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-downconversion-en-noun-pKlGtByf Categories (other): Electronics, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English hybridisms, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 53 47 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: upconversion

Inflected forms

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