"echelon lens" meaning in All languages combined

See echelon lens on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: echelon lenses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} echelon lens (plural echelon lenses)
  1. (optics) A large lens constructed in several parts or layers, extending in a series of annular rings beyond the central lens, and used in lighthouses. Categories (topical): Optics Synonyms: Fresnel lens
    Sense id: en-echelon_lens-en-noun-f6IAjiLF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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