 ##  [Metamaterial](/metamaterial) 

  ##  [Metamaterial](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/metamaterial-0) 

  
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**Natural &amp; Formal Sciences Dictionary**

 
Definition

An engineered composite whose subwavelength or mesoscale structure yields emergent macroscopic response properties (mechanical, electromagnetic, acoustic, thermal) that differ qualitatively from those of the constituent base materials.