Haidinger fringes

[ hahy-ding-er ]

/ ˈhaɪ dɪŋ ər /

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plural noun Optics.

interference fringes produced by light passing through thick glass plates at near-normal incidence.

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Origin of Haidinger fringes

Named after Wilhelm Karl von Haidinger (1795–1871), Austrian mineralogist

Words nearby Haidinger fringes

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