nondemolition
- noun
- /ˌnɒn.dɪˈmɪl.ɪ.ʃən/
- Specialized
- Quantum nondemolition (QND) provides a way around such back action.
- nondemolition measurements
- Quantum nondemolition
Examples
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Quantum nondemolition
Academic text (1999) -
Preserving quantum nondemolition, P. Grangier (FOR) APR 11
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But is the measurement truly nondemolition?
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Single-photon quantum nondemolition measurements use individual atoms to detect the presence of a single microwave photon in a microwave cavity.
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Reviewing the experimental status of quantum nondemolition measurements in 1996, Braginsky and Khalili wrote that "no experimental scheme had been proposed so far" for measuring the energy of a mechanical resonator.
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Various groups exploring this analogy have concluded that the NEMS-CPB system should allow for experiments such as number-state detection, quantum nondemolition measurements, and a resonator cooling process analogous to laser cooling of atoms.
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The engineers used a nondemolition method to inspect the building without causing any damage.
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In medical imaging, nondemolition techniques allow doctors to assess body tissues without surgical intervention.
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Using nondemolition tests, researchers were able to evaluate the integrity of the structure without compromising its strength.
Antonyms
How Destructive
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Surface Forms
Morphology
nondemolition = demolition (transparent) = non + demolition
Formed by standard negative prefixation 'non-' on 'demolition', yielding 'a method that does not demolish'.
Etymology
The word nondemolition comes from non- ('not') and demolition ('tearing down'). As a noun, nondemolition means a process or test that 'does not destroy' the object or building it examines.