resolving ability

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• resolving power — n the ability of an optical system to form distinguishable images of objects separated by small angular distances * * * the ability of the eye or of a lens to make separately visible small objects that are close together, thus revealing the… …   Medical dictionary

• resolving power — n. 1. a measure of the smallest distance between two points in the image of an optical system when the two points can be distinguished as separate 2. the ability of a photographic emulsion to produce a picture containing fine detail …   English World dictionary

• resolving power — ability of a telescope or microscope to differentiate between the main object and background objects …   English contemporary dictionary

• resolving power — Resolution Res o*lu tion ( l? sh?n), n. [F. r[ e]solution. L. resolutio a loosening, solution. See {Resolve}.] 1. The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically: (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or component parts …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• resolving power — geba statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. ability; ableness; capability; capacity; resolution power; resolving power vok. Auflösung, f; Auflösungsvermögen, n; Fähigkeit, f; Potenz, f; Vermögen, n rus. разрешающая способность, f;… …   Automatikos terminų žodynas

• resolving power — noun Date: 1879 1. the ability of an optical system to form distinguishable images of objects separated by small angular distances 2. the ability of a photographic film or plate to reproduce the fine detail of an optical image …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ability — geba statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. ability; ableness; capability; capacity; resolution power; resolving power vok. Auflösung, f; Auflösungsvermögen, n; Fähigkeit, f; Potenz, f; Vermögen, n rus. разрешающая способность, f;… …   Automatikos terminų žodynas

• resolving power — 1. Optics. the ability of an optical device to produce separate images of close objects. 2. Photog. the degree to which a lens or photographic emulsion is able to define the details of an image. [1875 80] * * * …   Universalium

• resolving power — noun a quantitative measure of the ability of an optical instrument to produce separable images Syn: angular resolution …   Wiktionary

• resolving power — noun the ability of an optical instrument or type of film to separate or distinguish small or closely adjacent images …   English new terms dictionary

• resolving power — resolv′ing pow er n. opt the ability of an optical device to produce separate images of close objects • Etymology: 1875–80 …   From formal English to slang