Micromirror
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Micromirror is a noun meaning (physics) A very small, highly reflective mirror, often supported on a torsion beam, used in a variety of applications and in research on radiation and quantum effects.
Meaning
(physics) A very small, highly reflective mirror, often supported on a torsion beam, used in a variety of applications and in research on radiation and quantum effects.
Example Sentences
2006, Nature 444, 71-74 (2 November), Letters to Editor Radiation-pressure cooling and optomechanical instability of a micromirror
Word Forms
- micromirrors
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nanomirror, supermirror, micromaser, microlens, micrometry, microlaser.
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