micromirror
nounEtymology From micro- + mirror.
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A very small, highly reflective mirror, often supported on a torsion beam, used in a variety of applications and in research on radiation and quantum effects.
- 2006, Nature 444, 71-74 (2 November), Letters to Editor Radiation-pressure cooling and optomechanical instability of a micromirror
- Derived terms
- digital micromirror device