ghost image

ghost image noun: any undesired image appearing at the image plane of an optical system; either a false image of the desired object, or an out-of-focus image of a bright source of light in the field of the optical system.

Noun (1)

ghost image (plural ghost images)

Any undesired image appearing at the image plane of an optical system; either a false image of the desired object, or an out-of-focus image of a bright source of light in the field of the optical system.

Noun (2)

ghost image (plural ghost images)

A copy of all the contents of a hard drive, used as a backup.

ghost image meaning in Tamil

ghost image in Tamil

இரட்டிப்பு காட்சி

Forms of ghost image

plural	ghost images

Origin of ghost image

From ghost (noun sense 3, via noun sense 4).

After the Norton Ghost disk-cloning and backup software tool, itself an initialism of general hardware-oriented system transfer.

Questions about ghost image

What does ghost image mean?: Ghost image means any undesired image appearing at the image plane of an optical system; either a false image of the desired object, or an out-of-focus image of a bright source of light in the field of the optical system.
What is ghost image in Tamil?: Ghost image in Tamil is இரட்டிப்பு காட்சி. See Ghost image meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ghost image?: Ghost image is a noun.
What is the plural of ghost image?: The plural of ghost image is ghost images.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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