- Newton's rings
- Newton's rings n pl colored rings due to light interference that are seen about the contact of a convex lens with a plane surface or of two lenses differing in curvature
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Newton's rings — Optics. the pattern of light interference produced by the contact of the convex surface of a lens with a plane glass plate, appearing as a series of concentric, alternately bright and dark rings, which are colored if the light source is white.… … Universalium
Newton's rings — /ˈnjutnz rɪŋz/ (say nyoohtnz ringz) plural noun coloured concentric rings which are produced by interference of light round the point of contact of a convex lens and a plane reflecting surface. {named after Sir Isaac Newton} …
newton's rings — noun plural Usage: usually capitalized N : colored rings due to light interference that are seen about the contact of a convex lens with a plane surface or of two lenses differing in curvature … Useful english dictionary
Newton's rings — plural noun Optics circular interference fringes seen around the point of contact of a convex lens and a plane surface … English new terms dictionary
Newton, Sir Isaac — born Jan. 4, 1643, Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, Eng. died March 31, 1727, London English physicist and mathematician. The son of a yeoman, he was raised by his grandmother. He was educated at Cambridge University (1661–65), where he discovered the… … Universalium
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