noun
- Optics. the ability of an optical device to produce separate images of close objects.
- Photography. the degree to which a lens or photographic emulsion is able to define the details of an image.
noun
- Also called: resolution physics
- the ability of a microscope, telescope, or other optical instrument to produce separate images of closely placed objects
- the ability of a spectrometer to separate two adjacent peaks in a spectrum
- photog the ability of an emulsion to show up fine detail in an image
n.
- The ability of a lens to distinguish small objects in close proximity.