"subwavelength" meaning in English

See subwavelength in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: sub-wavelength [alternative]
Etymology: From sub- + wavelength. Etymology templates: {{af|en|sub-|wavelength}} sub- + wavelength Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} subwavelength (not comparable)
  1. (physics, of an optical component) Having dimensions less than the wavelength of the light employed. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: subwavelength aperture, subwavelength hole array, subwavelength imaging, subwavelength optics, subwavelength photolithography, subwavelength photonics
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Noun

Forms: subwavelengths [plural], sub-wavelength [alternative]
Etymology: From sub- + wavelength. Etymology templates: {{af|en|sub-|wavelength}} sub- + wavelength Head templates: {{en-noun}} subwavelength (plural subwavelengths)
  1. (physics) A wavelength that is a fraction of another
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