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Fresnel zone plate

Fresnel zone plate noun: an optical device that uses diffraction through alternate transparent and opaque rings to function as a lens.

Noun

Fresnel zone plate (plural Fresnel zone plates)

  1. An optical device that uses diffraction through alternate transparent and opaque rings to function as a lens
    Synonyms:
    zone plate

Synonyms of Fresnel zone plate

Forms of Fresnel zone plate

pluralFresnel zone plates

Origin of Fresnel zone plate

For Augustin-Jean Fresnel, French physicist.

Questions about Fresnel zone plate

What does Fresnel zone plate mean?
Fresnel zone plate means an optical device that uses diffraction through alternate transparent and opaque rings to function as a lens.
What part of speech is Fresnel zone plate?
Fresnel zone plate is a noun.
What is the plural of Fresnel zone plate?
The plural of Fresnel zone plate is Fresnel zone plates.

Words near Fresnel zone plate in the dictionary

  1. Fresnel reflections
  2. Fresnel rhomb
  3. Fresnel rhombs
  4. Fresnel spot
  5. Fresnel spots
  6. Fresnel zone plate
  7. Fresnel zone plates
  8. Fresnel's rhomb
  9. Fresnel's rhombs
  10. fresnels
  11. Fresnes

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