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单词 Ramsden
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Definition of Ramsden in English:

Ramsden

noun ˈramzdən
Optics
  • Attributive and (now rare) in the genitive. Designating an eyepiece consisting of two planoconvex lenses of equal focal length with their convex surfaces towards each other and a separation less than their focal length.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From the name of Jesse Ramsden, English instrument-maker, who described the eyepiece in 1783 (Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 73 94).

Definition of Ramsden in US English:

Ramsden

nounˈramzdən
Optics
  • Attributive and (now rare) in the genitive. Designating an eyepiece consisting of two planoconvex lenses of equal focal length with their convex surfaces towards each other and a separation less than their focal length.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From the name of Jesse Ramsden, English instrument-maker, who described the eyepiece in 1783 ( Philos. Trans (Royal Soc.) 73 94).

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