resolving power

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Definitions of resolving power words

noun resolving power Optics. the ability of an optical device to produce separate images of close objects. 1
noun resolving power Photography. the degree to which a lens or photographic emulsion is able to define the details of an image. 1
noun resolving power the ability of a microscope, telescope, or other optical instrument to produce separate images of closely placed objects 0
noun resolving power the ability of a spectrometer to separate two adjacent peaks in a spectrum 0
noun resolving power the ability of an emulsion to show up fine detail in an image 0
noun resolving power a measure of the smallest distance between two points in the image of an optical system when the two points can be distinguished as separate 0

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80

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