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Airy disk

Airy disk noun: the bright central region of the diffraction pattern resulting from a uniformly illuminated circular aperture.

Noun

Airy disk (plural Airy disks)

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

Airy disk meaning in Tamil

Airy disk in Tamil

ஏரி வட்டு

Forms of Airy disk

pluralAiry disks
alternative formAiry disc

Origin of Airy disk

Named after George Biddell Airy.

Questions about Airy disk

What does Airy disk mean?
Airy disk means the bright central region of the diffraction pattern resulting from a uniformly illuminated circular aperture.
What is Airy disk in Tamil?
Airy disk in Tamil is ஏரி வட்டு. See Airy disk meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Airy disk?
Airy disk is a noun.
What is the plural of Airy disk?
The plural of Airy disk is Airy disks.

Words near Airy disk in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Airy disk (page history and authors); airy disk (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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