photopatterning

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noun

The production of a photochemical etching on the surface of a semiconductor

OriginEnglish patterning ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos →
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Meanings

nounphotopatterning (uncountable)
  1. uncountablenatural sciencesThe production of a photochemical etching on the surface of a semiconductor

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Englishpatterning
  9. Englishphotopatterning

From photo- + patterning.

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APA

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

MLA

“photopatterning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photopatterning. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photopatterning,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photopatterning.

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