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Meaning of subwavelength | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Having dimensions less than the wavelength of the light employed.

not-comparable

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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