Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waveplate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wave-plate
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thin layer of a birefringent material that is used to introduce a controlled phase shift between the two polarization components of a light wave, thereby altering its polarization

Etymology

From wave + plate.

Inflected Forms

waveplates (plural)

Questions

What does waveplate mean?: A thin layer of a birefringent material that is used to introduce a controlled phase shift between the two polarization components of a light wave, thereby altering its polarization
Where does waveplate come from?: From wave + plate.

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