hyperlens

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noun

A nanostructured metamaterial that produces magnified images of objects smaller than the wavelength of the light used

OriginEnglish lens ← Medieval Latin lēns ← Arabic عَدَسَة (ʕadasa) →
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Meanings

nounhyperlens (plural hyperlenses)

plural hyperlenses

  1. engineeringA nanostructured metamaterial that produces magnified images of objects smaller than the wavelength of the light used

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Latinlēns
  8. Arabicعَدَسَة (ʕadasa)
  9. Medieval Latinlēns
  10. Englishlens
  11. Englishhyperlens

From hyper- + lens.

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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