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Etymology

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From kilo- +‎ lambda.

Noun

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kilolambda (plural kilolambdas or kilolambda)

  1. (physics, astronomy) 1000 lambdas
    • 2015, Michiel R. Hogerheijde, David Bekkers, Paola Pinilla, Vachail N. Salinas, Mihkel Kama, Sean M. Andrews, Chunhua Qi, David J. Wilner, “Steepening of the 820 micron continuum surface-brightness profile signals dust evolution in TW Hya's disk”, in arXiv[1]:
      Archival ALMA observations at 820 micron on baselines up to 410 kilolambda are compared to parametrized disk models to determine the surface-brightness profile.