"virtual image" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: virtual images [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} virtual image (plural virtual images)
  1. (optics) The image formed by light rays diverging from a convex mirror or concave lens Categories (topical): Optics Related terms: real image
    Sense id: en-virtual_image-en-noun-LdSUb-Y0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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