angular magnification

noun Optics.

the ratio of the angle subtended at the eye by the image formed by an optical instrument to the angle subtended at the eye by the object being viewed.

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Words nearby angular magnification

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British Dictionary definitions for angular magnification

angular magnification

noun

physics the ratio of the angle subtended at the eye by an image formed by an optical instrument to the angle subtended at the unaided eye by the object
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