Usually means: Diffraction pattern of point light source.
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  1. Airy disk: Merriam-Webster
  2. Airy Disk, Airy disk: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  3. Airy disk: Merriam-Webster
  4. Airy disk: Wiktionary

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  1. Airy disk: Encyclopedia

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  1. Airy Disk: Eric Weisstein's World of Physics

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▸ noun:  (optics) The bright central region of the diffraction pattern resulting from a uniformly illuminated circular aperture.


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