Definitions
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- verb Present participle of repump.
- noun physics The use of a
laser to raise anelectron (in an atom or ion etc) back to a previous high state
Etymologies
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re- + pumping
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The erosion at Noosa beach has been a concern for some time, prompting the council to commit to a sand repumping scheme.
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The erosion at Noosa beach has been a concern for some time, prompting the council to commit to a sand repumping scheme.
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This repumping of waste-stream geothermal water is energy intensive. report abuse
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