Word: superlens
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: su
per
lens
Definition: Any of several lenses, often built using material with negative refractive index, that can resolve images having dimensions less than that of the wavelength of light used.
Morphemes:
Affix: super-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title, or position
Etymology Compounds: Affix: super-
Language: la
Decoded: super-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: super-; over, above
Affix: lens
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Plural of lens; a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lēns
Language: la
Decoded: lens
Meaning: lentil