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Where does “ellipsometric” come from?

ellipsometric (English) comes from English ellipsometry, from English ellipse, from French ellipse, from Latin ellīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔλλειψις, from Ancient Greek ἐλλείπω, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ellipsometric (English): Of or pertaining to ellipsometry

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to ellipsometry

Ancestry of “ellipsometric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishellipsometryAn optical technique for the investigation of the...
2EnglishellipseA closed curve, the locus of a point such that...
3Frenchellipseellipse; ellipsis
4Latinellīpsis—
5Ancient GreekἔλλειψιςA falling short, defect; The conic section: an...
6Ancient Greekἐλλείπωto fall short, omit; I fall short, leave out; I...
7Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
8Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
9Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
10Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
11Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
12Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
13Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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