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From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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Airy disk
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Airy disc
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Named after George Biddell Airy.
Noun
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Airy
disk
(
plural
Airy disks
)
(
optics
)
The bright central region of the
diffraction
pattern
resulting from a uniformly illuminated
circular
aperture
.
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