"focal plane" meaning in All languages combined

See focal plane on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: focal planes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} focal plane (plural focal planes)
  1. (optics) Any plane perpendicular to the axis of a lens or mirror. Categories (topical): Optics
    Sense id: en-focal_plane-en-noun-oGv2DANs Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics
  2. (optics) Such a plane, in a camera, microscope etc, in which the real image is in focus. Categories (topical): Optics
    Sense id: en-focal_plane-en-noun-HOWHSlW9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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