Meanings
nounoptical trap (plural optical traps)
plural optical traps
- natural sciencesA device that employs a focused laser beam to trap, manipulate and image very small particles
Synonyms: optical tweezers
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA device that employs a focused laser beam to trap, manipulate and image very small particles
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