Petzval lens

noun

A photographic lens consisting of two doublet lenses with an aperture stop in between.

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Meanings

nounPetzval lens (plural Petzval lenses)

plural Petzval lenses

  1. historicalA photographic lens consisting of two doublet lenses with an aperture stop in between.

Origin

Developed in 1840 by Joseph Petzval.

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Petzval lens. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Petzval%20lens

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