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Airy disc

Airy disc is the alternative form of Airy disk.

Meaning of Airy disk

Noun

Airy disk (plural Airy disks)

  1. The bright central region of the diffraction pattern resulting from a uniformly illuminated circular aperture.

Forms of Airy disc

pluralAiry discs

Questions about Airy disc

What is Airy disc the alternative form of?
Airy disc is the alternative form of Airy disk.

Words near Airy disc in the dictionary

  1. airwound
  2. airy
  3. Airy beam
  4. Airy beams
  5. Airy Crater
  6. Airy disc
  7. Airy discs
  8. Airy disk
  9. Airy disks
  10. Airy equation
  11. Airy equations

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