thin film
noun
: a very thin layer of a substance on a supporting material
especially
: a coating (as of a semiconductor) that is deposited in a layer one atom or one molecule thick
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Traditionally, it’s wrapped in the thin film of leaves or stalks from agave plants, then steamed or cooked in a pit.
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Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
Traditionally, it’s wrapped in the thin film sourced from the stalks of maguey plants such as agave, and then steamed or cooked in a pit.
—Paola Briseño-Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Some plastics may be especially hard to quit, like the thin films that keep medical products sanitary.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 16 Aug. 2024
Ready to hover The solar power cells were made of a thin film of gallium arsenide, which is far more expensive than other photovoltaic materials, but offers a higher efficiency (30 percent conversion compared to numbers that are typically in the mid-20s).
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 17 July 2024
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Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
Traditionally, it’s wrapped in the thin film sourced from the stalks of maguey plants such as agave, and then steamed or cooked in a pit.
—Paola Briseño-Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Some plastics may be especially hard to quit, like the thin films that keep medical products sanitary.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 16 Aug. 2024
Ready to hover The solar power cells were made of a thin film of gallium arsenide, which is far more expensive than other photovoltaic materials, but offers a higher efficiency (30 percent conversion compared to numbers that are typically in the mid-20s).
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 17 July 2024
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“Thin film.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thin%20film. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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