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hyperlens.

A nanostructured metamaterial that produces magnified images of objects smaller than the wavelength of the light used

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A nanostructured metamaterial that produces magnified images of objects smaller than the wavelength of the light used

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Latin lēns Arabic عَدَسَة (ʕadasa)sl. Medieval Latin lēnsbor. English lens English hyperlens From hyper- + lens.

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