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Definition of "metamaterial" [metamaterial]

  • , (physics) 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 (noun)

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Use "metamaterial" in a sentence
  • "Meta in Greek means beyond, so the term metamaterial means to create something that doesn't exist in nature."
  • "In addition, the Princeton metamaterial is capable of negative refraction of light in the mid-infrared region, which is used in a wide range of sensing and communications applications."
  • "SIMON: He and his colleagues have engineered a microscopic material that can bend light, the stuff called metamaterial is no bigger tan a speck of dust."