Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,902,407,371 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

quarter-wave

   Also found in: Acronyms 0.01 sec.
quarter-wave [′kwȯrd·ər ‚wāv]
(electromagnetism)
Having an electrical length of one quarter-wavelength.
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
Special light-sensitive cells in mantis shrimp eyes act as quarter-wave plates, which can rotate the plane of the oscillations (the polarization) of a light wave as it travels through it.
Mantis shrimps could inspire next gen DVD and CD players by Asian News International
A quarter-wave criterion is applied to show how such errors can be avoided by placing the source at a large distance from the aperture plane, and it is found that in many cases it may be necessary to use collimated light as on the source side of a Fraunhofer experiment.
Issues in optical diffraction theory by Mielenz, Klaus D. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
The most common form of coaxial surge protector is what is known as a quarter-wave coaxial surge arrestor.
Protecting Your Electrical Devices from Surges Is Really Important by Steve Buell / Home based business community
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.