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Newton's rings

Syllabification: (New·ton's rings)
Definition of Newton's rings

noun

Optics
  • a set of concentric circular fringes seen around the point of contact when a convex lens is placed on a plane surface or on another lens, caused by interference between light reflected from the upper and lower surfaces.

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Definition of Newton's rings in the British & World English dictionary