Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subdiffraction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-d-iffrac-tion
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing any optical device or process involving a dimension shorter than that of the diffraction limit of the light involved.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English diffraction English subdiffraction From sub- + diffraction.

Inflected Forms

sub-diffraction (alternative)

Questions

What does subdiffraction mean?: Describing any optical device or process involving a dimension shorter than that of the diffraction limit of the light involved.
Where does subdiffraction come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English diffraction English subdiffraction From sub- + diffraction.

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