superlens

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noun

Any of several lenses, often built using material with negative refractive index, that can resolve images having dimensions less than that of the wavelength of light used.

OriginEnglish lens ← Medieval Latin lēns ← Arabic عَدَسَة (ʕadasa) →
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Meanings

nounsuperlens (plural superlenses)

plural superlenses

  1. natural sciencesAny of several lenses, often built using material with negative refractive index, that can resolve images having dimensions less than that of the wavelength of light used.
  2. natural sciencesA kind of compound lenslet array system.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Latinlēns
  8. Arabicعَدَسَة (ʕadasa)
  9. Medieval Latinlēns
  10. Englishlens
  11. Englishsuperlens

From super- + lens.

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APA

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Chicago

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