metamaterial
Meanings
noun
- 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.
Word forms
Etymology
From meta- + material.
Derived words
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