terahertz
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- noun
- /ˈtɛrəˌhɜrts/
- Specialized
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teraherzio
- "We've all become enamored with digital cameras," Baraniuk said, "but to build a camera that can see in the terahertz range would be prohibitively expensive."
- terahertz band
Examples
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Terahertz Band: Ultra-broadband communications in nanonetworks.
Academic text (2011) -
The linewidth is broadened to 1.53-1.56 micrometers, allowing a bandwidth of up to 4 terahertz.
Academic text (1993) -
Focusing on the use of graphene-based nano-antennas and thinking of the expected maximum size of a nanomachine, the Terahertz Band (0.1 THz - 10 THz) enters the game.
Academic text (2011) -
At frequencies in the gigahertz to terahertz range (10^9 - 10^12 Hz), lattice vibrations are best described as packets of energy, or phonons.
Academic text (1995) -
The researchers measured the frequency of the signals at terahertz, which is equivalent to one trillion cycles per second.
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Devices operating at terahertz frequencies have the potential to revolutionize data transmission technology.
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Scientists are exploring the use of terahertz waves for non-invasive medical imaging applications.
Synonyms
A unit of frequency that is equal to one trillion hertz
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Etymology
Terahertz is made of the prefix tera-, which in science means 'trillion', and hertz, the unit for 'cycles per second' named after the scientist Heinrich Hertz. So a terahertz is 'a trillion cycles per second', which is why the word names very high frequencies.