noun
Meaning 1
A structure that describes another structure.
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metastructure
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noun
Meaning 2
A structure that has one or several properties similar to those of metamaterials
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
Examples
- 2012 Christos Argyropoulos et al, "Broadband Absorbers and Selective Emitters based on Plasmonic Brewster Metasurfaces" arXiv We discuss the possibility of realizing utlrabroadband omnidirectional absorbers and angularly selective coherent thermal emitters based on properly patterned plasmonic metastructures.
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History
Etymology
From meta- + structure.