adaptive-optics love

adaptive-optics

Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word adaptive-optics.

Examples

  • "Our colleagues at KGB have delivered to us partial plans for the American adaptive-optics mirror."

    The Cardinal of the Kremlin Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1988

  • She was an expert in optical physics, specifically in adaptive-optics mirrors, a field she'd selected to complement her life-long hobby, astronomy.

    The Cardinal of the Kremlin Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1988

  • Orsay, France, July 21, 2010 - Imagine Optic, Europe's leading provider of high-precision wavefront metrology and adaptive-optics solutions, is proud to announce that the company was accredited with ISO 9001: 2008 certification in May by Bureau Veritas Certification.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • Instead of using all the light gathered by the telescope, the team used a reduced aperture of 1.5 m as this allowed the adaptive-optics system to deliver the best possible image.

    physicsworld.com: all content 2010

  • Instead of using all the light gathered by the telescope, the team used a reduced aperture of 1.5 m as this allowed the adaptive-optics system to deliver the best possible image.

    physicsworld.com: all content 2010

  • I think Hubble was a possible exception (though a few years later Hubble began to be rivaled by adaptive-optics telescopes at a fraction of the cost — one of the few successes of the Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars).

    Matthew Yglesias » By Request: Space Flight 2009

  • Dr. Kiyoko Nakashima, MD, investigator at the Quinze-Vingts Hospital, states: "The new, fully automated, adaptive-optics system is an enormous plus because, contrary to other systems, the user doesn't need any knowledge of adaptive optics to use it.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • Dr. Kiyoko Nakashima, MD, investigator at the Quinze-Vingts Hospital, states: "The new, fully automated, adaptive-optics system is an enormous plus because, contrary to other systems, the user doesn't need any knowledge of adaptive optics to use it.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.