extreme ultraviolet

noun

The highest-energy, highest-frequency, shortest-wavelength end of the ultraviolet EM band, overlapping with soft X-rays.

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Meanings

nounextreme ultraviolet (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe highest-energy, highest-frequency, shortest-wavelength end of the ultraviolet EM band, overlapping with soft X-rays.

    Micron said in a statement that it would bring extreme ultraviolet (EUV) technology to Japan, becoming the first semiconductor company to do so, and expected to invest up to 500 billion yen ($3.6 billion) with support from the Japanese government.

    2023 May 18, Reuters, “Chipmakers look to Japan as worries about China grow”, in CNN Business

Translations

Polish skrajny nadfiolet
  • skrajny nadfiolethighest-energy, highest-frequency, shortest-wavelength end of the ultraviolet EM band
Vietnamese siêu cực tím
  • siêu cực tímhighest-energy, highest-frequency, shortest-wavelength end of the ultraviolet EM band
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APA

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Chicago

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