Glossary · term

Lens

Electromagnetism

Domain
Electromagnetism

Definition

A shaped piece of transparent material that brings light to a focus by refraction, its power set by curvature and refractive index. Its errors — chromatic and spherical — are why a good one is several elements deep.

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