waveplate
English
noun
Definitions
- (physics) A thin layer of a birefringent material that is used to introduce a controlled phase shift between the two polarization components of a light wave, thereby altering its polarization
Etymology
Affix from English wave + English plate (slang for vinyl record).
Origin
English
plate
Gloss
slang for vinyl record
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Europlate English
- Wavoid English
- airwave English
- autowave English
- awave English
- backplate English
- baseplate English
- bedplate English
- blastwave English
- blow-wave English
- boilerplate English
- bookplate English
- brainwave English
- breastplate English
- buttplate English
- chainplate English
- clutchplate English
- coldwave English
- copperplate English
- counterplate English
- counterwave English
- crimewave English
- dinnerplate English
- doorplate English
- drawplate English
- dubplate English
- eigenwave English
- electroplate English
- endplate English
- faceplate English
- filterplate English
- fingerplate English
- fishplate English
- flexplate English
- floorplate English
- footplate English
- forceplate English
- groundwave English
- halfwave English
- handwave English
- heatwave English
- heteroplate English
- hotplate English
- hourplate English
- immunoplate English
- implate English
- interplate English
- interwave English
- intraplate English
- keyplate English
- kickplate English
- legplate English
- lockplate English
- longitudinal wave English
- longwave English
- lysoplate English
- matterwave English
- mediumwave English
- microplate English
- microwave English
- midplate English
- midwave English
- miniplate English
- multiwave English
- nameplate English
- nanoplate English
- neckplate English
- nonwave English
- notoplate English
- overplate English
- plate English
- plateable English
- platebound English
- plateful English
- platelayer English
- plateless English
- platelet English
- platelike English
- platemaker English
- platemaking English
- plateman English
- platemark English
- plater English
- platescape English
- plateware English
- plateway English
- platewise English
- platy English
- preplate English
- quadriwave English
- replate English
- ridgeplate English
- sawtooth wave English
- scratchplate English
- screwplate English
- shortwave English
- skidplate English
- skywave English
- soleplate English
- soundwave English
- stereoplate English
- subplate English
- superwave English
- swashplate English
- switchplate English
- theta wave English
- throatplate English
- tieplate English
- timewave English
- tinplate English
- toeplate English
- toothplate English
- transverse wave English
- treadplate English
- triangle wave English
- tubeplate English
- turnplate English
- underplate English
- wall plate English
- wave English
- waveband English
- wavecut English
- wavefield English
- wavefolding English
- waveform English
- wavefront English
- waveful English
- wavefunction English
- waveguide English
- wavelength English
- waveless English
- wavelike English
- wavemaker English
- wavemeter English
- wavenumber English
- waveoff English
- wavepulse English
- waveshape English
- waveshaper English
- waveshaping English
- wavespeed English
- wavest English
- wavetable English
- waveth English
- wavetop English
- wavy English
- μ-wave English
- μwave English
- Platte German
- placo Spanish, Castilian
- プレート Japanese
- waven Middle English
- plate Old French
- प्लेट Hindi
- ipleyiti Xhosa
- pelet Tok Pisin
- plet Tok Pisin
- lipulede Swati
- palet Fiji Hindi
- wavy
- wave
- plate
- platy
- awave
- μwave
- Wavoid
- plater
- μ-wave
- wavest
- waveth
- wavecut
- nonwave
- waveful
- airwave
- replate
- midwave
- wavetop
- skywave
- waveoff
- implate
- midplate
- heatwave
- legplate
- handwave
- tinplate
- toeplate
- keyplate
- wavelike
- tieplate
- autowave
- waveless
- plateful
- plateway
- longwave
- halfwave
- endplate
- bedplate
- platelet
- waveband
- hotplate
- waveform
- coldwave
- plateman
- timewave
- preplate
- dubplate
- subplate
- platemark
- faceplate
- blastwave
- neckplate
- flexplate
- wavespeed
- eigenwave
- brainwave
- waveguide
- nameplate
- wavetable
- footplate
- tubeplate
- wavemaker
- drawplate
- wavemeter
- skidplate
- superwave
- microwave
- lysoplate
- shortwave
- kickplate
- crimewave
- blow-wave
- plateless
- buttplate
- platewise
- lockplate
- soundwave
- wavefield
- doorplate
- baseplate
- bookplate
- plateable
- wavefront
- interwave
- overplate
- hourplate
- nanoplate
- waveshape
- backplate
- miniplate
- fishplate
- Europlate
- plateware
- platelike
- multiwave
- notoplate
- turnplate
- wavepulse
- soleplate
- ridgeplate
- interplate
- matterwave
- platelayer
- quadriwave
- floorplate
- microplate
- toothplate
- theta wave
- treadplate
- wavenumber
- mediumwave
- intraplate
- chainplate
- swashplate
- platebound
- platescape
- wall plate
- groundwave
- forceplate
- underplate
- wavelength
- waveshaper
- screwplate
- platemaker
- breastplate
- boilerplate
- stereoplate
- fingerplate
- platemaking
- copperplate
- immunoplate
- dinnerplate
- waveshaping
- filterplate
- throatplate
- heteroplate
- clutchplate
- switchplate
- wavefolding
- counterwave
- electroplate
- counterplate
- scratchplate
- wavefunction
- triangle wave
- sawtooth wave
- transverse wave
- longitudinal wave