mode-locked

adjective

Describing a laser in which several modes of oscillation are synchronized so as to generate a strong, short pulse of light.

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Meanings

adjectivemode-locked (not comparable)
  1. not comparablenatural sciencesDescribing a laser in which several modes of oscillation are synchronized so as to generate a strong, short pulse of light.
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