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  • spot a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
  • spotlight a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
  • projector an optical device for projecting a beam of light
  • scanning the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission
  • polaroid (trade mark) a plastic film that can polarize a beam of light; often used in sunglasses to eliminate glare
  • grating optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum
  • searchlight a light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular direction
  • diffraction grating optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum
  • concave lens a lens such that a parallel beam of light passing through it is caused to diverge or spread out
  • diverging lens a lens such that a parallel beam of light passing through it is caused to diverge or spread out
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