Newton's rings: Meaning and Definition of

New'ton's rings'

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— Optics. Optics.
  1. the pattern of light interference produced by the contact of the convex surface of a lens with a plane glass plate, appearing as a series of concentric, alternately bright and dark rings, which are colored if the light source is white.
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