hyperfine
/ˌhaɪpərˈfaɪn/
adjective
- Extremely fine or delicate; very thin or precise.
- Engineers developed a hyperfine filter that can capture particles smaller than a micron.
- The artist used a hyperfine brush to paint the tiny details on the miniature model.
- The hyperfine threads of the spider's web were almost invisible in the morning light.
- Relating to the very small energy differences in atoms caused by interactions between electrons and the nucleus (physics).
- Physicists measured the hyperfine splitting of the atomic energy levels with great accuracy.
- Atomic clocks rely on hyperfine transitions to keep extremely precise time.
- The hyperfine structure of hydrogen atoms is studied using radio telescopes.
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