straylight

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noun

Light in an optical system, which was not intended in the design.

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Meanings

nounstraylight (uncountable)

alternative stray light

  1. uncountableLight in an optical system, which was not intended in the design.

    Within the eye, there are four major sources that contribute to the total amount of straylight: the cornea, the iris and sclera, the eye lens, and the fundus (see Figure 3).

    2010, Joseph Besharse, Reza Dana, Encyclopedia of the Eye, Volume 1

Origin

From stray + light.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

straightly
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APA

straylight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straylight

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “straylight,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straylight.

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