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upconversion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
up-con-ver-sion
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process by which two photons combine in a nonlinear medium to produce a higher-energy photon with a frequency that is the sum of those of the two photons

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Conversion of a lower radio frequency to a higher frequency, possibly using a mixer.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From up- + conversion.

Usage

Inflected Forms

upconversions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

downconversion

Questions

What does upconversion mean?
The process by which two photons combine in a nonlinear medium to produce a higher-energy photon with a frequency that is the sum of those of the two photons
Where does upconversion come from?
From up- + conversion.

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