QUARTER-WAVE PLATE

Meaning of QUARTER-WAVE PLATE in English

noun

: a crystal plate that changes the phase difference between the two components of polarized light traversing it by one-fourth cycle — compare half-wave plate

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QUARTER-WAVE PLATE — /kwawr"teuhr wayv'/ , Optics. a crystal thin enough to cause a phase difference of 90° between the ordinary and extraordinary …
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QUARTER-WAVE PLATE — четвертьволновая пластинка
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QUARTER-WAVE PLATE — четвертьволновая пластинка
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QUARTER-WAVE PLATE — четвертьволновая пластина
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QUARTER-WAVE PLATE — четвертьволновая пластинка
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WAVE — I In oceanography, a ridge or swell on the surface of a body of water, normally having a forward motion …
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QUARTER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) quarter horse {{link=Quarter horse racing">Quarter horse racing
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WAVE — I. ˈwāv verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English waven, from Old English wafian to wave with the hands; akin …
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QUARTER — I. R ˈkwȯr]d.ər, ]tər sometimes by r- dissimilation -ȯ]; - R -ȯ(ə)]d.ə(r, ]tə(r\ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, …
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PLATE — I. ˈplāt, usu -ād.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from plate, feminine of plat, adjective, …
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WAVE — — waveless , adj. — wavelessly , adv. — wavingly , adv. — wavelike , adj. /wayv/ , n. , …
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QUARTER — — quarterer , n. /kwawr"teuhr/ , n. 1. one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is …
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PLATE — plate 1 — plateless , adj. — platelike , adj. /playt/ , n. , v. , plated, plating . n. …
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QUARTER — I. ˈkwȯ(r)-tər also ˈkȯ(r)- noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin quartarius, from quartus fourth Date: 14th century 1. …
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PLATE — I. ˈplāt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from plate, feminine of plat flat, from Vulgar Latin * plattus, probably …
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WAVE — vi water; a body of water. 2. wave ·noun woe. 3. wave ·vt ·see waive. 4. wave ·vi unevenness; inequality …
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QUARTER — vt friendship; amity; concord. 2. quarter ·vi to lodge; to have a temporary residence. 3. quarter ·vt proper station; specific …
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PLATE — noun a piece of money, usually silver money. 2. plate ·noun a roundel of silver or tinctured argent. 3. plate …
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QUARTER — [quar.ter] n [ME, fr. OF quartier, fr. L quartarius, fr. quartus fourth] (14c) 1: one of four equal parts into …
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PLATE — [plate] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. plate, fem. of plat flat, fr. (assumed) VL plattus, prob. fr. Gk platys broad, …
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WAVE — on a body of water, a ridge or swell on the surface, normally having a forward motion distinct from the …
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QUARTER — quart|er BrE AmE ˈkwɔːt |ə ˈkɔːt- AmE ˈkwɔːrt̬ | ə r ˈkɔːrt̬- —AmE also occasionally dissimilated to ˈkwɔːt̬ ə r, …
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WAVE — / weɪv; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun OF WATER 1. [ C ] a raised line of water …
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QUARTER — / ˈkwɔːtə(r); NAmE ˈkwɔːrt-/ noun , verb ■ noun 1 OF 4 PARTS 1. (also fourth especially in NAmE ) …
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PLATE — / pleɪt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun FOOD 1. [ C ] a flat, usually round, dish that …
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WAVE — I. wave 1 S3 W2 /weɪv/ BrE AmE noun 1 . SEA [countable] a line of raised water that moves …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
QUARTER — I. quar ‧ ter 1 S1 W2 /ˈkwɔːtə $ ˈkwɔːrtər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ …
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PLATE — I. plate 1 S2 W2 /pleɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1,3,7: Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: plat …
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WAVE — v. & n. --v. 1 a intr. (often foll. by to) move a hand etc. to and fro in greeting …
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QUARTER — n. & v. --n. 1 each of four equal parts into which a thing is or might be divided. 2 …
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PLATE — n. & v. --n. 1 a a shallow vessel, usu. circular and of earthenware or china, from which food is …
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WAVE — v. & n. v. 1 a intr. (often foll. by to) move a hand etc. to and fro in greeting …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
QUARTER — n. & v. n. 1 each of four equal parts into which a thing is or might be divided. 2 …
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PLATE — n. & v. n. 1 a a shallow vessel, usu. circular and of earthenware or china, from which food is …
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WAVE — v. & n. --v. 1. a intr. (often foll. by to) move a hand etc. to and fro in greeting …
Oxford English vocab
QUARTER — n. & v. --n. 1. each of four equal parts into which a thing is or might be divided. 2 …
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PLATE — n. & v. --n. 1. a a shallow vessel, usu. circular and of earthenware or china, from which food is …
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WAVE — ( waves, waving, waved) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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QUARTER — ( quarters, quartering, quartered) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A quarter …
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PLATE — ( plates) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A plate is a …
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QUARTER — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A ~ is …
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WAVE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crime wave (= a sudden increase in crime in an area ) ▪ …
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QUARTER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (a) quarter of an hour (= fifteen minutes ) ▪ Mum was gone for …
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PLATE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a soup bowl/plate ▪ Russell pushed his empty soup bowl away. collection plate fashion …
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QUARTER — (FOURTH PART) [noun] [C] - one of four equal or almost equal parts of something; ¼About a quarter of the …
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WAVE — Synonyms and related words : Afro, accost, address, advertise, affect, air, ambages, amplitude, anfractuosity, antinode, barber, be poised, beat, beat …
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PLATE — Synonyms and related words : Chateaubriand, alveolar ridge, anodized aluminum, antepast, armor, backing, bibliofilm, billhead, bipack, black-and-white film, blade roast, …
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QUARTER — n. 1 fourth Statistics showed that a quarter of the population attended church regularly 2 three-month period, three months, ninety …
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QUARTER — noun BAD : He served his country for over quarter of a century. GOOD : He served his country for …
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WAVE — 1. сущ. 1) вал, волна the waves поэт. ≈ море the sound of the waves breaking on the shore ≈ …
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QUARTER — 1. сущ. 1) а) четверть, четвертая часть A quarter of the population voted for him. ≈ За него проголосовало четверть …
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PLATE — 1. сущ. 1) а) пластинка, дощечка; доска vanity plate ≈ заказной буквенный номерной знак б) плита, лист, полоса (металла); листовая …
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WAVE — wave.ogg 1. weıv n 1. волна, вал breaking waves - прибой wave marks - следы прибоя the wave(s) - поэт. …
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QUARTER — quarter.ogg _I 1. ʹkwɔ:tə n _I 1. четверть, четвёртая часть a quarter of a pound of a dollar, of a …
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PLATE — plate.ogg 1. pleıt n 1. 1> тарелка dinner soup plate - мелкая глубокая тарелка plate of soup of meat - …
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WAVE — 1) волна 2) колебание; (колебательный) сигнал 3) графическое изображение колебательного процесса • - abrupt translatory wave - acceleration wave - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
PLATE
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WAVE — 1) волна 2) колебание; (колебательный) сигнал 3) графическое изображение колебательного процесса • - abrupt translatory wave - acceleration wave - acoustic surface wave - acoustic wave - advancing …
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PLATE
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WAVE
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QUARTER — 1) квартал 2) уменьшать в четыре раза 3) четвертной 4) четверть • last quarter of the moon — последняя четверть луны quarter rope trawl — квартронный …
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PLATE
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QUARTER — quarter сущ.1) а) четверть, четвертая часть A quarter of the population voted for him. — За него проголосовало четверть населения. …
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WAVE — 1. weıv n 1. волна, вал breaking waves - прибой wave marks - следы прибоя the wave(s) - поэт. море, …
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