Abbe noun. ['abǝ] L19.
[Ernst Abbe (1840-1905), German physicist.]
Optics. Used attrib. and in possess. to designate optical instruments and concepts in optical theory introduced or popularized by Abbe.
Abbe condenser a condenser for compound microscopes in the form of a wide-aperture compound lens. Abbe number the reciprocal of the dispersive power of a transparent substance. Abbe refractometer an instrument for directly determining the refractive index of a small sample of liquid.

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abbé noun. ['abeɪ, abe (pl. same)] M16.
[French from ecclesiastical Latin abbat- ABBOT.]
In France: an abbot, a secular priest, or loosely anyone, with or without official duties, who is entitled to wear ecclesiastical dress.

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