Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subwavelength

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: sub-wave-length
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having dimensions less than the wavelength of the light employed.

noun

A wavelength that is a fraction of another

Example Sentences

"Planar metamaterials with subwavelength thickness, or metasurfaces, consisting of single-layer or few-layer stacks of planar structures, can be readily fabricated using lithography and nanoprinting methods, and the ultrathin thickness in the wave propagation direction can greatly suppress the undesirable losses."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

sub-wavelength (alternative) subwavelengths (plural)

Phrases

subwavelength aperture subwavelength hole array subwavelength imaging subwavelength optics subwavelength photolithography subwavelength photonics

Questions

What does subwavelength mean?: Having dimensions less than the wavelength of the light employed.
Where does subwavelength come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English wavelength English subwavelength From sub- + wavelength.

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