T-ray

See also: tray

English

Alternative forms

• submillimeter wave radiation
• terahertz radiation
• T-wave

Etymology

The letter T stands for terahertz.

Noun

T-ray (plural T-rays)

1. (engineering) Electromagnetic waves with frequencies intermediate between, and sharing properties of both, short radio waves and long IR optical waves. This region is defined variously as between 0.1 - 10 THz, 0.3-3 THz or 0.3-30 THz.

   Proceedings of the IEEE, Volume 95, Number 8, August 2007, Special issue: T-Ray Imaging, Sensing, & Retection

Anagrams

• Arty, arty