English Explanatory Dictionary

optical flat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A disk of high-quality quartz glass having at least one side ground and polished with a deviation in flatness less than 50 nanometers all over, and a surface quality of 5 microfinish or less; used, in an interferometer, to measure the flatness of other surfaces.

Word forms

optical flat optical flats
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