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The figure seen through or imaged by an optical system. It...
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In holography, the wave of light that illuminates the...
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The distance between the object and the cornea, or the...
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Distance between the front vertex of a lens and the...
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The optical element that receives light from the object and...
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A coarse diffraction grating that is used to form a scale...
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1. A prism used in some instruments to bend light 90°...
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The image error that results from astigmatism, coma,...
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Illumination by light that is at an oblique angle to the...
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A type of aberration in which a symmetrical light patch is...
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A hemispherical covering that is rotatable about a central...
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An acid-resistant, lustrous volcanic glass, usually black...
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A device that completely or partially restricts the amount...
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The interval between two points, where the frequency at the...
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The variation of the total refracting power of the human...
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The eye's involuntary reaction in the process of...
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The prism used in a rangefinder to bend the lines of sight...
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That surface of a lens located nearest to the...
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An electro-optical infrared tracker consisting of a...
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A prism or prism assembly that serves to displace the...
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The electrical resistance between two points of a conductor...
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A form of high-power microscope objective where the space...
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A polished plano-parallel plate that is contacted to an...
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A tungsten filament lamp that uses an opal glass bulb to...
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iris - The adjustable membrane located just in front of the crystalline lens within the eye. The iris gives the eye its color.

See also iris diaphragm.

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