RESOLVING POWER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together

Synonyms:

resolution; resolving power

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("resolving power" is a kind of...):

physical phenomenon (a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy)

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