Coddington lens

noun

Cod·​ding·​ton lens

ˈkädiŋtən-

: a hand magnifier consisting of a lens made from a glass sphere around which a deep equatorial groove acting as a diaphragm has been cut

Word History

Etymology

after Henry Coddington †1845 English mathematician

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