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Fresnel lens

Fres·nel lens [ frə nél lènz ] (plural Fres·nel lens·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
thin lens with high magnification: a thin lens of short focal length with a surface consisting of concentric rings, each having a curvature corresponding to a similar ring of a plain convex lens

[Mid-19th century. After Augustin-Jean Fresnel (1788-1827), French physicist]
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