micromirror

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noun

A very small, highly reflective mirror, often supported on a torsion beam, used in a variety of applications and in research on radiation and quantum effects.

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Meanings

nounmicromirror (plural micromirrors)

plural micromirrors

  1. natural sciencesA very small, highly reflective mirror, often supported on a torsion beam, used in a variety of applications and in research on radiation and quantum effects.

    2006, Nature 444, 71-74 (2 November), Letters to Editor Radiation-pressure cooling and optomechanical instability of a micromirror

Origin

From micro- + mirror.

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