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diverging lens

/daɪˈvɜːdʒɪŋ lɛnz/

Traduction: Lentille plus fine au centre qu'aux bords, qui fait diverger les rayons lumineux parallèles après leur passage. Utilisée en optique pour corriger la myopie et dans divers instruments optiques.

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/daɪˈvɜːdʒɪŋ lɛnz/C1formalscientific
  • frLentille plus fine au centre qu'aux bords, qui fait diverger les rayons lumineux parallèles après leur passage. Utilisée en optique pour corriger la myopie et dans divers instruments optiques.

A lens that is thinner at the center than at the edges, causing parallel light rays to spread outward (diverge) as they pass through it. It is used in optics to correct nearsightedness and in various optical instruments.

  1. Optical lens typeB2formal

    A lens that is thinner at the center than at the edges, causing parallel light rays to spread out (diverge) as they pass through it.

    frlentille divergente

    • A diverging lens is used in eyeglasses to correct nearsightedness.
    • The image formed by a diverging lens is always virtual and upright.
    • In the lab, we used a diverging lens to spread the laser beam.