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lateral magnification
the ratio of the height of the image to the height of the object in a lens or other optical system. -
normal magnification
the magnification produced by a telescope or microscope such that the diameter of the exit pupil of the instrument is equal to the diameter of the pupil of the eye. -
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angular magnification
the ratio of the angle subtended at the eye by an image formed by an optical instrument to the angle subtended at the unaided eye by the object -
barrel distortion
distortion of an image produced by an optical system that causes straight lines at image margins to bulge outwards -
biological accumulation
the accumulation within living organisms of toxic substances occurring in the environment.