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radar-absorbing material

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radar-absorbing material [′rā‚där əb‚sȯrb·iŋ mə‚tir·ē·əl]
(materials)
A material that is designed to reduce the reflection of electromagnetic radiation by a conducting surface in the frequency range from approximately 100 megahertz to 100 gigahertz.
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