T-ray

noun
/ˈtiːˌɹeɪ/UK/ˈtiˌɹeɪ/US

Etymology

Initialism of t(erahertz) + ray, modelled after X-ray. The term was coined in Bell Labs in the United States in the mid-1990s.

Definitions

  1. An electromagnetic wave with a frequency intermediate between, and sharing the properties…

    An electromagnetic wave with a frequency intermediate between, and sharing the properties of, short radio waves and long infrared waves, generally in the 0.1 to 10 terahertz (THz) band of frequencies.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for T-ray. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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