supercontinuum

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noun

light having both high spatial coherence and broad spectral bandwidth; i.e. laser light that is not monochromatic

OriginEnglish continuum ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *super →
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Meanings

nounsupercontinuum (plural supercontinua)

plural supercontinua

  1. natural scienceslight having both high spatial coherence and broad spectral bandwidth; i.e. laser light that is not monochromatic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishcontinuum
  8. Englishsupercontinuum

From super- + continuum.

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APA

supercontinuum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercontinuum

MLA

“supercontinuum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercontinuum. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supercontinuum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercontinuum.

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