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单词 adaptive optics
释义

adaptive optics

noun

plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a telescopic system that improves image resolution by compensating for distortions caused by atmospheric turbulence

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web When there are no bright stars lasers can be used to artificially create a point of light (laser guide star adaptive optics or LGS AO). Jamie Carter, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021 Traditionally adaptive optics was only viable for large observatories where the cost was justified by big performance gains. Scientific American, 15 Mar. 2021 Its construction led by the CNRS, MUSE went live in 2014 and it was coupled with the VLT’s adaptive optics system in 2017. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2021 Space safety is not the only application that can benefit from adaptive optics. Scientific American, 15 Mar. 2021 The Very Large Telescope uses lasers and adaptive optics to correct for turbulence caused by Earth’s atmosphere. Tim Childers, Popular Mechanics, 23 Nov. 2020 That work was aided immeasurably by the development of advanced adaptive optics tools to counter the distorting effects of the Earth's atmosphere. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Oct. 2020 At around that time, a new technology, adaptive optics (AO), was being installed on telescopes worldwide. Hilton Lewis, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2020 The emergence of adaptive optics in the late 1990s proved to be the game-changer. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Oct. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

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