"upconversion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: upconversions [plural]
Etymology: From up- + conversion. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|up-|conversion|text=+|tree=1}} From up- + conversion. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} upconversion (countable and uncountable, plural upconversions)
  1. (physics) The process by which two photons combine in a nonlinear medium to produce a higher-energy photon with a frequency that is the sum of those of the two photons Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-upconversion-en-noun-KTLucgaf Categories (other): Physics, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English hybridisms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 48 52 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  2. (electronics) Conversion of a lower radio frequency to a higher frequency, possibly using a mixer. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-upconversion-en-noun-yVgL764T 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, English terms prefixed with up-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 48 52 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: downconversion

Inflected forms

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