nuller

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noun

An optical device that uses destructive interference to cancel out a strong light source, such as a star.

OriginEnglish null ← Middle French nu ← Old French nul →
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Meanings

nounnuller (plural nullers)

plural nullers

  1. astronomyAn optical device that uses destructive interference to cancel out a strong light source, such as a star.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Italic*oinos
  4. Proto-Italic*noinolos
  5. Latinnūllus
  6. Old Frenchnul
  7. Middle Frenchnu
  8. Englishnull
  9. Englishnuller

From null + -er.

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APA

nuller. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuller

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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