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micromirror

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A very small, highly reflective mirror, often supported on a torsion beam, used in a variety of applications and in research on radiation and quantum effects.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Examples

  • 2006, Nature 444, 71-74 (2 November), Letters to Editor Radiation-pressure cooling and optomechanical instability of a micromirror

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History

Etymology

From micro- + mirror.