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Wollaston's doublet

Wollaston's doublet noun: a magnifying glass consisting of two planoconvex lenses, designed to correct spherical aberration and chromatic dispersion.

Noun

Wollaston's doublet (plural Wollaston's doublets)

  1. A magnifying glass consisting of two planoconvex lenses, designed to correct spherical aberration and chromatic dispersion.

Forms of Wollaston's doublet

pluralWollaston's doublets

Origin of Wollaston's doublet

After W. H. Wollaston, English physicist.

Questions about Wollaston's doublet

What does Wollaston's doublet mean?
Wollaston's doublet means a magnifying glass consisting of two planoconvex lenses, designed to correct spherical aberration and chromatic dispersion.
What part of speech is Wollaston's doublet?
Wollaston's doublet is a noun.
What is the plural of Wollaston's doublet?
The plural of Wollaston's doublet is Wollaston's doublets.

Words near Wollaston's doublet in the dictionary

  1. Wollaston
  2. Wollaston doublet
  3. Wollaston doublets
  4. Wollaston prism
  5. Wollaston prisms
  6. Wollaston's doublet
  7. Wollaston's doublets
  8. wollastonite
  9. wollastonites
  10. wollastonitic
  11. Wollaton

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