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astigmatic interval

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astigmatic interval

[¦a·stig‚mad·ik ′in·tər·vəl]
(optics)
The portion of a pencil of rays in an astigmatic optical system that lies between the primary and secondary foci. Also known as conoid of Sturm; interval of Sturm.
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