1. Optics. the ability of an optical device to produce separate images of close objects.
2. Photography. the degree to which a lens or photographic emulsion is able to define the details of an image.
Examples from the web for resolving power
- The resolving power of such a virtual telescope grows with the size of the telescope array.
- Trapped in two dimensions on the surface of a bulky piece of hardware, it insults the resolving power of your eyes.
- Most photos appear to be cropped and show an area at or past the limits of the camera's resolving power.
- My lecturer told me that it has something to do with resolving power.
- The smallest line pattern in which lines can be distinguished in both directions establishes the resolving power of the system.
British Dictionary definitions for resolving power
noun 1. (
physics)
Also called resolution - 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
2. (photog) the ability of an emulsion to show up fine detail in an image
resolving power in Medicine
resolving power n.
The ability of a lens to distinguish small objects in close proximity.