particular wavelength

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particular
adjective
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/pəˈtɪk.jə.lər/us
/pɚˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/
special, or this and not ...
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wavelength
noun[C]
uk
/ˈweɪv.leŋθ/us
/ˈweɪv.leŋθ/
the distance between two waves of energy, or the length of the radio wave used by a particular radio station for ...
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This choice has the advantage that it does not favour aparticularwavelength.
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The solutions yield predictions of a critical capillary number a t which the two-dimensional flow of smooth film-splitting becomes unstable with respect to aparticularwavelengthof ribbing.
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There is no way to specify aparticularwavelengthin order to obtain the corresponding frequency, or vice versa.
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Many of them have come about because of bilateral agreement between countries over the use of aparticularwavelengthat an agreed strength and between agreed times.
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The piston coefficient is typically expressed in wavelengths of light at aparticularwavelength.
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If no loss is found, then most probably there is dispersion with thatparticularwavelength.
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It is dependent on the geometry and the reflectivity at aparticularwavelengthof an object.
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The prism is designed such that oneparticularwavelengthof the light exits the prism at a deviation angle (relative to the light's original path) of exactly 60.
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In the context of ozone shielding of ultraviolet light, absorption cross section is the ability of a molecule to absorb a photon of aparticularwavelengthand polarization.
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The resonant absorbers are frequency-dependent because of the desired resonance of the material at aparticularwavelength.
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Resonant excitation describes a situation in which photons of aparticularwavelengthare absorbed and equivalent photons are very rapidly re-emitted.
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Here, the absorbance at aparticularwavelengthor range of wavelengths of a sample is measured as a function of time after excitation by a flash of light.
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One possibility is that the dust extinction only passes aparticularwavelengthin the spectrum, allowing only the color to be seen while the inert brightness is blocked.
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The 1550 nm wavelength is especially important for optical communications because standard single mode optical fibers have minimal loss at thisparticularwavelength.
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There is spectral smearing in a rainbow owing to the fact that for anyparticularwavelength, there is a distribution of exit angles, rather than a single unvarying angle.
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Theparticularwavelengthof the surface waves is determined by the wavelength of the microwave radiation emitted from the scatterometer's radar.
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The refraction of the light as it enters and exits the prism is such that oneparticularwavelengthof the light is deviated by exactly 90.
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Small amounts of an impurity that strongly absorbs aparticularwavelengthcan radically change the wavelengths of light that are reflected by the specimen, and thus change the apparent color.
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Higher temperatures can decrease the transition time for the molecules of the liquid crystal material to align themselves and for the filter to tune to aparticularwavelength.
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In general, an index of refraction is a complex number with both a real and imaginary part, where the latter indicates the strength of absorption loss at aparticularwavelength.
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