Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

submillimeter wave radiation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: sub-mil-lime-ter wave ra-di-a-tion
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

26

Letters

7

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Electromagnetic waves with a wavelength less than one millimeter (the band begins at about 0.3 THz). A term often used by radio astronomers.

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noun

Electromagnetic waves roughly in the band less than 1 millimeter in wavelength, used as a synonym for T-ray or T-wave

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noun

terahertz radiation

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Usage

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Questions

What does submillimeter wave radiation mean?: Electromagnetic waves with a wavelength less than one millimeter (the band begins at about 0.3 THz). A term often used by radio astronomers.

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