metamaterial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any material engineered to have a property that is rarely observed in naturally occurring materials; especially
  2. Any material engineered to have a property that is rarely observed in naturally occurring materials; especially:
  3. 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

metamaterial metamaterials

Etymology

From meta- + material.

Derived words

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