Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ghost image

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables
ghost im-age
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any undesired image appearing at the image plane of an optical system; either a false image of the desired object, or an out-of-focus image of a bright source of light in the field of the optical system.

noun

A copy of all the contents of a hard drive, used as a backup.

Etymology

From ghost (noun sense 3, via noun sense 4).

Inflected Forms

ghost images (plural)

Questions

What does ghost image mean?
Any undesired image appearing at the image plane of an optical system; either a false image of the desired object, or an out-of-focus image of a bright source of light in the field of the optical system.
Where does ghost image come from?
From ghost (noun sense 3, via noun sense 4).

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