CIRCLE OF LEAST CONFUSION

Meaning of CIRCLE OF LEAST CONFUSION in English

Optics.

the smallest cross section in a beam of paraxial rays, lying in the plane of least spherical aberration.

[ 1865-70 ]

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CIRCLE OF LEAST CONFUSION — physics : the minimum cross section of a symmetrical bundle of rays that have no common focus because of spherical …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CIRCLE OF LEAST CONFUSION — матем. минимальный геометрический кружок рассеяния
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CONFUSION — n confusion (1. disorder; 2. embarrassment; also: bafflement; 3. [Law])
Interlingua English vocab
CONFUSION — kagubot;kaguliyang;kalibugan
English-Visayan vocabulary
CONFUSION — noun Date: 14th century an act or instance of confusing , 2. the quality or state of being confused , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CIRCLE — I Geometrical curve, one of the conic section s, consisting of the set of all points the same distance (the …
Английский словарь Британика
LEAST — I. ˈlēst adjective Etymology: Middle English leest, from Old English lǣst; akin to Old Frisian lērest least; superl. corresponding to …
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CIRCLE — I. ˈsərkəl, -ə̄k-, -əik- noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin circulus ) of Middle English cercle, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONFUSION — kənˈfyüzhən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin confusion-, confusio, from confusus + -ion-, -io …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEAST — (a.) Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; the least …
Английский словарь Webster
CONFUSION — (n.) One who confuses; a confounder.
Английский словарь Webster
LEAST — ( a. ) Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEAST — /leest/ , adj., a superl. of little with less or lesser as compar. 1. smallest in size, amount, degree, etc.; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONFUSION — — confusional , adj. /keuhn fyooh"zheuhn/ , n. 1. the act of confusing. 2. the state of being confused. 3. …
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CIRCLE — — circler , n. /serr"keuhl/ , n. , v. , circled, circling . n. 1. a closed plane curve consisting …
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LEAST — I. ˈlēst adjective, superlative of (I) little Etymology: Middle English leest, from Old English lǣst, superlative of lǣssa less Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CIRCLE — I. ˈsər-kəl noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English cercle, from Anglo-French, from Latin circulus, diminutive of circus circle, circus, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONFUSION — noun Date: 14th century 1. : an act or instance of confusing confusion of the issue 2. a. : the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEAST — conj ·see lest, ·conj 2. least ·adv in the smallest or lowest degree; in a degree below all others; as, …
Webster English vocab
CONFUSION — noun overthrow; defeat; ruin. 2. confusion ·noun one who confuses; a confounder. 3. confusion ·noun the state of being abashed …
Webster English vocab
CIRCLE — noun compass; circuit; inclosure. 2. circle ·noun to move around; to revolve around. 3. circle ·noun a territorial division or …
Webster English vocab
LEAST — [least] adj, superlative of [1]little [ME leest, fr. OE laest, superl. of laessa less] (bef. 12c) 1: lowest in importance …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CIRCLE — [cir.cle] n, often attrib [ME cercle, fr. OF, fr. L circulus, dim. of circus circle, circus, fr. or akin to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CONFUSION — confusion BrE AmE kən ˈfjuːʒ ə n § \ ( ˌ ) kɒn- ▷ confusion|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LEAST — / liːst; NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner , pronoun (usually the least ) smallest in size, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONFUSION — / kənˈfjuːʒn; NAmE / noun 1. [ U , C ] confusion (about / over sth) | confusion (as to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CIRCLE — / ˈsɜːkl; NAmE ˈsɜːrkl/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a completely round flat shape : Cut out two circles …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEAST — I. least 1 S1 W1 /liːst/ BrE AmE determiner , pronoun 1 . at least a) not less than a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONFUSION — con ‧ fu ‧ sion S3 W3 /kənˈfjuːʒ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adverb : ↑ confusedly …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CIRCLE — I. cir ‧ cle 1 S2 W2 /ˈsɜːk ə l $ ˈsɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEAST — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 smallest, slightest, most insignificant. 2 (prec. by the; esp. with neg.) any at all …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CONFUSION — n. 1 a the act of confusing (the confusion of fact and fiction). b an instance of this; a misunderstanding …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CIRCLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a a round plane figure whose circumference is everywhere equidistant from its centre. b the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEAST — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 smallest, slightest, most insignificant. 2 (prec. by the; esp. with neg.) any at all …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CONFUSION — n. 1 a the act of confusing (the confusion of fact and fiction). b an instance of this; a misunderstanding …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CIRCLE — n. & v. n. 1 a a round plane figure whose circumference is everywhere equidistant from its centre. b the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEAST — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. smallest, slightest, most insignificant. 2 (prec. by the; esp. with neg.) any at all …
Oxford English vocab
CONFUSION — n.1 a the act of confusing (the confusion of fact and fiction). b an instance of this; a misunderstanding (confusions …
Oxford English vocab
CIRCLE — n. & v. --n. 1. a a round plane figure whose circumference is everywhere equidistant from its centre. b the …
Oxford English vocab
LEAST — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Least' is often considered to be …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONFUSION — ( confusions) 1. If there is confusion about something, it is not clear what the true situation is, especially because …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CIRCLE — ( circles, circling, circled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A circle …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONFUSION — (~s) 1. If there is ~ about something, it is not clear what the true situation is, especially because people …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LEAST — I. determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES at least one occasion (= once, and probably more than once ) ▪ On …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONFUSION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a state of shock/confusion/panic etc ▪ Howard, still in a state of shock, stared at …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CIRCLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a pool/circle of light (= an area of light ) ▪ They stood in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LEAST — [adverb] [not gradable], determiner, [pronoun] - less than anything or anyone else, the smallest amount or numberThis group is the …
Cambridge English vocab
CONFUSION — [noun]There seems to be some confusion over who is actually giving the talk. Do you have any idea? [U]To avoid …
Cambridge English vocab
CIRCLE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LEAST — See: AT LEAST, IN THE LEAST, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE.
Slang English vocab
CONFUSION — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: RUIN 3, destruction, devastation, havoc, loss, ruination 2 Synonyms: EMBARRASSMENT , abashment, discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CONFUSION — noun 1. Synonyms: ruin 3, destruction, devastation, havoc, loss, ruination 2. Synonyms: embarrassment , abashment, discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment, unease, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CONFUSION — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete , total , utter ▪ considerable , great ▪ mild , slight ▪ general , mass …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LEAST — See ↑ LEAST 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ last but not least • ↑ not in the least • ↑ the …
Longman Activator English vocab
LEAST — INDEX: 1. less than any other 2. the smallest amount or number of something 3. to be at the lowest …
Longman Activator English vocab
CIRCLE — INDEX: 1. a circle 2. shaped like a circle 3. shaped like a circle but with two slightly flat sides …
Longman Activator English vocab
CONFUSION — n. 25B6; noun there is confusion about the new system : UNCERTAINTY, incertitude, unsureness, doubt, ignorance; formal dubiety. she stared …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CONFUSION — n. 1 disorder, mix-up, mess, jumble, muddle, disarray, disarrangement, chaos, shambles The files are in complete confusion 2 tumult, commotion, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LEAST — See: AT LEAST, IN THE LEAST, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE.
Словарь английских идиом
LEAST — 1. прил.; превосх. от little малейший, минимальный, наименьший least way ≈ кратчайший путь least estimate ≈ самая скромная оценка least …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONFUSION — сущ. 1) смущение, смятение, замешательство to put smb. to confusion ≈ привести кого-л. в замешательство complete, general, utter confusion ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CIRCLE — 1. сущ. 1) круг; окружность to describe, draw a circle ≈ начертить круг, описать окружность square a circle run around …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEAST — least.ogg 1. li:st n минимальное количество; минимальная степень; самое меньшее at least - а) минимально; at least five hours - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CONFUSION — confusion.ogg kənʹfju:ʒ(ə)n n 1. смущение, замешательство to put smb. to confusion - привести кого-л. в замешательство this event threw the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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