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wavelength

[weyv-lengkth, -length, -lenth] / ˈweɪvˌlɛŋkθ, -ˌlɛŋθ, -ˌlɛnθ /


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By placing thin metal layers on both sides of the polymer, the researchers created structures known as Fabry-Pérot resonators, which select specific wavelengths of light.

From Science Daily

By adjusting their chemical makeup, scientists can control the wavelengths of light the crystals absorb and emit, a property known as the bandgap.

From Science Daily

Light from extremely distant objects such as J0100+2802 has been stretched into infrared wavelengths due to the expansion of the universe.

From Science Daily

Each pixel measures just 49 nanometers, which is about ten times smaller than the wavelength of visible light.

From Science Daily

Black is the absorption of light; white is the presence of every wavelength.

From The Wall Street Journal