Meanings
nounpopulation inversion (plural population inversions)
plural population inversions
- natural sciencesThe creation of a system in which more atoms or molecules are in an excited state than in a ground state.
Translations
Finnish käänteinen miehitys, populaatioinversio
- käänteinen miehityscreation of a system
- populaatioinversiocreation of a system
German Besetzungsinversion
- Besetzungsinversioncreation of a system
Spanish inversión de población
- inversión de poblacióncreation of a system
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APA
population inversion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/population%20inversion
MLA
“population inversion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/population%20inversion. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “population inversion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/population%20inversion.
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