conjugate mirror

noun

Either of a pair of mirrors set face to face so that the rays emitted from the focus of one are first reflected from it to the other and thence to its focus.

Meanings

nounconjugate mirror (plural conjugate mirrors)

plural conjugate mirrors

  1. Either of a pair of mirrors set face to face so that the rays emitted from the focus of one are first reflected from it to the other and thence to its focus.
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