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coddington magnifier

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables
cod-ding-ton -mag-ni-fi-er
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A magnifying glass consisting of a single thick lens with a central deep groove diaphragm at the equator, limiting the rays to those close to the axis and minimizing spherical aberration.

Etymology

Popularized and refined by Henry Coddington.

Inflected Forms

Coddington magnifiers (plural)

Synonyms

Coddington lens

Questions

What does coddington magnifier mean?
A magnifying glass consisting of a single thick lens with a central deep groove diaphragm at the equator, limiting the rays to those close to the axis and minimizing spherical aberration.
Where does coddington magnifier come from?
Popularized and refined by Henry Coddington.

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