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fresnel

Pronunciation: /freɪˈnɛl/

(also fresnel lens)
Definition of fresnel

noun

Photography
  • a flat lens made of a number of concentric rings, to reduce spherical aberration.

Origin:

mid 19th century: named after A. J. Fresnel (see Fresnel, Augustin Jean)

fresnel in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of fresnel in the US English dictionary