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the ratio of the height of the image to the height of the object in a lens or other optical system. Also called transverse magnification.
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lateral magnification — skersinis didinimas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. lateral magnification; transverse magnification vok. Lateralvergrößerung, f; Quervergrößerung, f; Transversalvergrößerung, f rus. поперечное увеличение, n pranc. grandissement… … Fizikos terminų žodynas
lateral magnification — Optics. the ratio of the height of the image to the height of the object in a lens or other optical system. Also called transverse magnification … Useful english dictionary
magnification — /mag neuh fi kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of magnifying or the state of being magnified. 2. the power to magnify. Cf. power (def. 20a). 3. a magnified image, drawing, copy, etc. [1615 25; < LL magnification (s. of magnificatio). See MAGNIFY,… … Universalium
transverse magnification — skersinis didinimas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. lateral magnification; transverse magnification vok. Lateralvergrößerung, f; Quervergrößerung, f; Transversalvergrößerung, f rus. поперечное увеличение, n pranc. grandissement… … Fizikos terminų žodynas
transverse magnification — Optics. See lateral magnification. * * * … Universalium
transverse magnification — Optics. See lateral magnification … Useful english dictionary
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optics — /op tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision. [1605 15; < ML optica < Gk optiká, n. use of neut. pl. of OPTIKÓS; see OPTIC,… … Universalium
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Lateralvergrößerung — skersinis didinimas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. lateral magnification; transverse magnification vok. Lateralvergrößerung, f; Quervergrößerung, f; Transversalvergrößerung, f rus. поперечное увеличение, n pranc. grandissement… … Fizikos terminų žodynas
