downconversion

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noun

The interaction of a photon with a medium in which it is converted into two photons of lower frequencies such that energy is conserved.

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Meanings

noundownconversion (countable and uncountable, plural downconversions)

plural downconversions

  1. countableuncountablenatural sciencesThe interaction of a photon with a medium in which it is converted into two photons of lower frequencies such that energy is conserved.
  2. countableuncountablebusinessThe conversion of a high radio frequency to a lower frequency.

Origin

From down- + conversion.

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APA

downconversion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downconversion

MLA

“downconversion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downconversion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downconversion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downconversion.

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