"Abbe number" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɑ.bə ˈnʌm.bɚ/ [General-American], /ˈæ.bi ˈnʌm.bɚ/ [General-American] Forms: Abbe numbers [plural]
Etymology: From the name of Ernst Abbe, a German physicist. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Abbe number (plural Abbe numbers)
  1. A number that represents the reciprocal of the dispersive power of a substance with transparent qualities. Wikipedia link: Ernst Abbe
    Sense id: en-Abbe_number-en-noun-~ruo2tbc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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