Meanings
nounFresnel zone plate (plural Fresnel zone plates)
plural Fresnel zone plates
- natural sciencesAn optical device that uses diffraction through alternate transparent and opaque rings to function as a lens
Synonyms: zone plate
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn optical device that uses diffraction through alternate transparent and opaque rings to function as a lens
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Origin
For Augustin-Jean Fresnel, French physicist.
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