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siemens star

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables
siemen-s s-tar
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A radial, sunburst-like test target used to measure the resolution and image quality of optical instruments, cameras, scanners, and printers.

Etymology

Developed in the 1930s by Siemens & Halske AG to test the lenses of their narrow-film cameras.

Inflected Forms

Siemens stars (plural)

Synonyms

spoke target

Questions

What does siemens star mean?
A radial, sunburst-like test target used to measure the resolution and image quality of optical instruments, cameras, scanners, and printers.
Where does siemens star come from?
Developed in the 1930s by Siemens & Halske AG to test the lenses of their narrow-film cameras.

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