What is the diaphragm used in optical instruments to cut off the marginal portions of a beam of light passing through lenses called?
stop — (Opt.) The diaphragm used in optical instruments to cut off the marginal portions of a beam of light passing through lenses. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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