lateral magnification

noun Optics.

the ratio of the height of the image to the height of the object in a lens or other optical system.

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Nearby words

lateral humeral epicondylitis, lateral line, lateral line system, lateral lisp, lateral longitudinal stria, lateral magnification, lateral meristem, lateral moraine, lateral nystagmus, lateral pass, lateral plane

Also called transverse magnification.

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