Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperlens

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-lens
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nanostructured metamaterial that produces magnified images of objects smaller than the wavelength of the light used

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Latin lēns Arabic عَدَسَة (ʕadasa)sl. Medieval Latin lēnsbor. English lens English hyperlens From hyper- + lens.

Inflected Forms

hyperlenses (plural)

Questions

What does hyperlens mean?: A nanostructured metamaterial that produces magnified images of objects smaller than the wavelength of the light used
Where does hyperlens come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Latin lēns Arabic عَدَسَة (ʕadasa)sl. Medieval Latin lēnsbor. English lens English hyperlens From hyper- + lens.

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