laser cooling

noun

the process of using the force exerted by a laser to reduce the temperature of a gas, or the spread of velocities of a beam of atoms

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Meanings

nounlaser cooling (uncountable)
  1. uncountablenatural sciencesthe process of using the force exerted by a laser to reduce the temperature of a gas, or the spread of velocities of a beam of atoms

Translations

German Laserkühlung
  • Laserkühlungprocess of using the force exerted by a laser to reduce the temperature of a gas
Swedish laserkylning
  • laserkylningprocess of using the force exerted by a laser to reduce the temperature of a gas
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APA

laser cooling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laser%20cooling

MLA

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Chicago

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