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straylight

straylight noun: light in an optical system, which was not intended in the design.

Noun

straylight (uncountable)

  1. Light in an optical system, which was not intended in the design.
    • Within the eye, there are four major sources that contribute to the total amount of straylight: the cornea, the iris and sclera, the eye lens, and the fundus (see Figure 3).2010, Joseph Besharse, Reza Dana, Encyclopedia of the Eye, Volume 1

Forms of straylight

alternative formstray light

Origin of straylight

From stray + light.

Questions about straylight

What does straylight mean?
Straylight means light in an optical system, which was not intended in the design.
What part of speech is straylight?
Straylight is a noun.

Words near straylight in the dictionary

  1. strayeth
  2. Strayhorn
  3. Strayhorns
  4. straying
  5. strayings
  6. straylight
  7. strayling
  8. straylings
  9. strays
  10. strd
  11. strds

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