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ellipsometer

noun

Etymology

From ellipse + -o- + -meter.

  1. derived from ἔλλειψις
  2. learned borrowing from ellīpsis
  3. borrowed from ellipse
  4. formed as ellipsometer — “ellipse + -o- + -meter”

Definitions

  1. an instrument that uses polarized light to investigate the surface layers of…

    an instrument that uses polarized light to investigate the surface layers of semiconductor wafers etc. Used in ellipsometry.

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