angular magnification
nounOptics.
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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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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