a technique for adjusting a laser’s output frequency to within a specific range, especially in semiconductors.
[lash] /læʃ/ noun 1. the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip. 2. a swift stroke or blow, with a whip or the like, given as a punishment: He received 20 lashes. 3. something that goads or pains in a manner compared to that […]
fissure, a place apparently east of the Dead Sea (Gen. 10:19). It was afterwards known as Callirhoe, a place famous for its hot springs.
[lasht] /læʃt/ adjective 1. having or eyelashes, especially of a specified kind or description (usually used in combination): long-lashed blue eyes. [lash] /læʃ/ noun 1. the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip. 2. a swift stroke or blow, with a whip or the […]
jargon, algorithm (Harvard) A program that solves a standard problem (such as the Eight Queens Puzzle or implementing the life algorithm) in a deliberately nonstandard way. Distinguished from a crock or kluge by the fact that the programmer did it on purpose as a mental exercise. Such constructions are quite popular in exercises such as […]