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Meaning of supercollimation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

The focusing of radiation into a finite-width beam that shows very little diffraction.

Examples

“In photonic crystals, such thresholdless #92;mathcal#123;PT#125; transitions are shown to yield⟳ significant control⟳ over the band structure⟳ of the system, and can result⟳ in all-angle supercollimation, a #92;mathcal#123;PT#125;-superprism effect, and unidirectional behavior..”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

supercollision supercoloniality supercolony supercolossi supercolossus supercolumn

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