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Meaning of waveplate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Suomi aaltolevy

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

wavepulse Waver Wavered Waverer waverider Wavering

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