zone plate

noun

A Fresnel zone plate.

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Meanings

nounzone plate (plural zone plates)

plural zone plates

  1. A Fresnel zone plate.

    And Fresnel's countryman, Laurent Koechlin, of the Midi-Pyrénées observatory, thinks zone plates are the way to find out if there is life on other planets.

    2012 June 9, “Twinkle, twinkle, little planet”, in The Economist

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
fresnel zone plate
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“zone plate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zone%20plate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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