ellipsometry

ellipsometry

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English ellipse
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-bor.
English -o-
Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-trom
Proto-Hellenic *-tron
Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron)
Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)
Ancient Greek -μετρία (-metría)der.
Latin -metriader.
Old French -métrieder.
English -metry
English ellipsometry

    From ellipse + -o- + -metry.

    Noun

    ellipsometry (uncountable)

    1. An optical technique for investigating the dielectric properties of thin films, especially those used in fabricating semiconductors

    Derived terms

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