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noun
A transparent quartz block marked with many high-resolution images; a series of them are used in the photolithography of integrated circuits, one for each layer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: reticle[Appendix:Glossary
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bheh2- Proto-Indo-European *bhéh2os Proto-Hellenic *pháwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English mask English photomask From photo- + mask.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
