metamaterial

English

Etymology

From meta- +‎ material.

Noun

metamaterial (plural metamaterials)

1. (engineering, physics) Any material engineered to have a property that is rarely observed in naturally occurring materials; especially:
   1. Any material that obtains its electromagnetic properties from its structure rather than from its chemical composition; especially a material engineered to have features of a size less than that of the wavelength of a class of electromagnetic radiation.

Translations

Translations

• Greek: μεταϋλικό (el) n (metaÿlikó)
• Italian: metamateriale (it)

Spanish

Noun

metamaterial m (plural metamateriales)

1. metamaterial