focal plane
noun Optics.
a plane through a focal point and normal to the axis of a lens, mirror, or other optical system.Compare principal plane.
the transverse plane in a telescope where the real image of a distant view is in focus.
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Origin of focal plane
First recorded in 1890–95
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focal plane
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