Metamaterial
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Metamaterial is a noun meaning (engineering, physics) Any material engineered to have a property that is rarely observed in naturally occurring materials; especially:.
Meaning
(engineering, physics) Any material engineered to have a property that is rarely observed in naturally occurring materials; especially:.
Example Sentences
This study paves the way for investigating complex contact-based dynamics of microgranular media, demonstrates a novel acoustic metamaterial, and yields a new approach to studying micro- to nanoscale contact mechanics in multiparticle networks.
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.
Word Forms
- metamaterials
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include metalens, metadevice, micromaterial, metaatom, metafilm, nanomaterial.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.