thin film

noun

A layer of material deposited on a substrate as a coating of one atom or one molecule in thickness.

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Meanings

nounthin film (plural thin films)

plural thin films

  1. A layer of material deposited on a substrate as a coating of one atom or one molecule in thickness.

Translations

French couche mince
  • couche mincelayer of material as a coating
German Dünnschicht
  • Dünnschichtlayer of material as a coating
Italian film sottile
  • film sottilelayer of material as a coating
Russian тонкая плёнка
  • тонкая плёнка (tonkaja pljónka)layer of material as a coating
Spanish lámina delgada, película delgada
  • lámina delgadalayer of material as a coating
  • película delgadalayer of material as a coating
  • película finalayer of material as a coating
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APA

thin film. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thin%20film

MLA

“thin film.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thin%20film. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thin film,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thin%20film.

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