the ratio of the angle subtended at the eye by an image formed by an optical instrument to the angle subtended at the unaided eye by the object
angular magnification in American English
noun
Optics
the ratio of the angle subtended at the eye by the image formed by an optical instrumentto the angle subtended at the eye by the object being viewed
Examples of 'angular magnification' in a sentence
angular magnification
Objects appear enlarged in water by less than the 4/3 angular magnification.
Ross Helen E., Nawaz Shazia 2003, 'Why do objects appear enlarged under water?', Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492003000600009. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)