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After W. H. Wollaston, English physicist.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A magnifying glass consisting of two planoconvex lenses, designed to correct spherical aberration and chromatic dispersion. Full definition →
After W. H. Wollaston, English physicist.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.