单词 | metamaterial |
释义 | metamaterialn. Materials Science. A synthetic composite material engineered to display properties not usually found in natural materials.A particular focus of research has been to create metamaterials with a negative refractive index. ΚΠ 1996 J. Toribio in H. P. Rosmanith Teaching & Educ. Fracture & Fatigue xviii. 171 Materials made with other materials, which can be named meta-materials (composite materials). 2000 AScribe Newswire (Nexis) 21 Mar. The composite..was produced from a series of thin copper rings and ordinary copper wire strung parallel to the rings. It is an example of a new class of materials scientists call ‘metamaterials’. 2004 Science 19 Nov. 1255/1 Metamaterials that are engineered to exhibit negative indices of refraction can provide a number of advantages in optics, such as the fabrication of a ‘perfect’ lens. 2011 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 30 Mar. 6 Cloaks that make someone invisible are becoming a real possibility. The secret is creating so-called ‘metamaterials’ that can bend light around an object. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1996 |
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