"optical flat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: optical flats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} optical flat (plural optical flats)
  1. (optics) A disk of high-quality quartz glass having at least one side ground and polished with a deviation in flatness less than 50 nanometers all over, and a surface quality of 5 microfinish or less; used, in an interferometer, to measure the flatness of other surfaces. Wikipedia link: optical flat Categories (topical): Optics
    Sense id: en-optical_flat-en-noun-8k3UhLws Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics

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