- spherical lens
- (S) (sph) a lens that is a segment of a sphere.
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spherical lens
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spherical lens — sferinis lęšis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. spherical lens vok. sphärische Linse, f rus. сферическая линза, f pranc. lentille sphérique, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
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