metamaterial.
Any material engineered to have a property that is rarely observed in naturally occurring materials; especially
Meaning & usage
Any material engineered to have a property that is rarely observed in naturally occurring materials; especially
Any material engineered to have a property that is rarely observed in naturally occurring materials; especially: Any material that obtains its electromagnetic properties from its structure rather than from its chemical composition; especially a material engineered to have features of a size less than that of the wavelength of a class of electromagnetic radiation.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English material English metamaterial From meta- + material.
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