dispersive power

Definition: Measure of the dispersive properties of a glass: defined as: (nF-nC)/nD-1) where nF, nC, nD are the refractive indexes for Fraunhofer lines F, C and D. * The reciprocal of relative dispersion is the Abbe constant, also constringence or V-value.

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