(a.) Of or pertaining to Galileo; as, the Galilean telescope. See Telescope.
(a.) Of or relating to Galilee.
(n.) A native or inhabitant of Galilee, the northern province of Palestine under the Romans.
(n.) One of the party among the Jews, who opposed the payment of tribute to the Romans; -- called also Gaulonite.
(n.) A Christian in general; -- used as a term of reproach by Mohammedans and Pagans.
Example Sentences:
(1) A telescopic system for distance consisting of a negative contact lens (-10.0 - -20.0 D) as the eye piece and a positive spectacle lens (+8.0 - +16.0 D) as the objective, a modification of the Galilean telescope was examined.
(2) The combination of a high minus setting of the ophthalmoscope and an extra positive lens in front of the patient's eye forms a Galilean telescope that increases magnification in direct ophthalmoscopy.
(3) The Keplerian telescopes, however, had about twice the field of view of the Galilean telescopes.
(4) The modulation transfer functions (MTF's) of 131 low power Galilean and Pechan roof prism Keplerian telescopes comprising 20 models from 7 vendors were measured.
(5) Panoramic prismatic loupes are optically superior to standard binocular Galilean loupes and are rivaled only by operating microscopes.
(6) Repeatably measured central fields of less than 4 degrees diameter showed an unexpected enlargement up to 20 to 40 degrees diameter, when fitted with reversed full field 1.3x and 1.7x Galilean telescopes.
(7) Magnifying spectacles represent one of the indispensable optical aids (Keplerian systems having surpassed Galilean systems during the last years), closed-circuit television, Optacon, and navigating aids based on ultrasound as environmental sensors.
(8) The retinal image size can be assessed using a spectacle-contact lens combination similar to an inverted Galilean telescope system.
(9) The MTF's of Galilean telescopes tested on-axis with vertical and horizontal gratings were equivalent, as expected of rotationally symmetrical devices.
(10) MTF results are compared according to model, by type (Galilean or Keplerian), and magnification.
(11) The method is most simple to apply to short-length, low-powered Galilean tesescopes, such as those used as low vision aids, in sports glasses, and in telescopic loupes.
(12) The Bilevel Telemicroscope Apparatus (BITA) is a new galilean telescope designed to offer improved cosmesis, weight, field of view and spatial orientation over more traditional spectacle-mounted telescopic systems.
(13) Roof-prism Keplerian telescopes provided about one-half the resolution, 30% lower transmittance, and more objectionable image flare than Galilean designs.
(14) The lightweight, mechanically simple instrument uses a variable focus Galilean telescopic observation system to enlarge the condensing lens image of the fundus seen by the examiner.
(15) Galilean telescopes exhibited superior MTF's compared to Keplerian designs.
(16) The pinhole camera, the Keplerian and Galilean telescopes, the corner reflector, optical fibres, and interference filters, are all names of optical devices invented by man.
(17) They are quite different from the Galilean telescopic spectacles, hitherto available, with their lower mangifications, short working distances, chromatic aberration, and peripheral unsharpness.
(18) It states the equivalence mc2 = Bvl coulomb, where 1 is length of a biological string and v is the Galilean inertial velocity of said string through flux density B.
(19) The role of intraocular lens implantation is discussed, as well as the newly developed intraocular lens which, with the addition of a plus-lens, functions as a Galilean telescope to provide magnification for near vision.
(20) The way the pancreatic magnification changer works can be described very simply as a synthesis of two Galilean telescopes.
Latin
Definition:
(a.) Of or pertaining to Latium, or to the Latins, a people of Latium; Roman; as, the Latin language.
(a.) Of, pertaining to, or composed in, the language used by the Romans or Latins; as, a Latin grammar; a Latin composition or idiom.
(n.) A native or inhabitant of Latium; a Roman.
(n.) The language of the ancient Romans.
(n.) An exercise in schools, consisting in turning English into Latin.
(n.) A member of the Roman Catholic Church.
(v. t.) To write or speak in Latin; to turn or render into Latin.
Example Sentences:
(1) Former Regional director for Latin American Caribbean and Middle East, Save the Children.
(2) Latin America has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world – 95% of abortions carried out there are performed in unsafe conditions.
(3) In an anthropologic study of illness referral among Latin-American immigrants three phases were ascertained: First, there was extended use of self-treatment.
(4) The 128 children arrived from one of eight countries in Asia or Latin America at ages ranging from 1 month to 10 years; 57% were female.
(5) Massive protests in the 1990s by Indian, Latin American and south-east Asian peasant farmers, indigenous groups and their supporters put the companies on the back foot, and they were reluctantly forced to shelve the technology after the UN called for a de-facto moratorium in 2000.
(6) In most developing countries abortion is illegal, and scrutiny of hospital records on complication (a 49% rate in a study in Latin America and 46% hospitalization) is a source.
(7) We propose to name these regulatory peptides 'deprimerones' (from Latin 'deprimere') and describe various fractions of them as chromatin deprimerones, messenger deprimerones, gene deprimerones (for specific genes).
(8) We conducted a cross-sectional survey simultaneously in six Latin American nations among people living near a river known to be polluted in each country.
(9) Other onlookers shivered, recalling Iglesias’s praise for Venezuela’s late president Hugo Chávez and fearing an eruption of Latin American-style populism in a country gripped by debt, austerity and unemployment.
(10) Löw’s side became the first from Europe to claim the trophy on Latin American soil courtesy of Götze’s fine 113th-minute finish from André Schürrle’s delivery.
(11) The following three corresponding arguments are put forward in support of the upgraded placebo-concept of "aura curae" (Latin: "air of care"; "unspecific healing context").
(12) This list gives the Latin first names of all 115 cardinals.
(13) Fifty per cent of the U.S. students with diarrhea had "severe" illness (greater than or equal to 10 unformed stools in first 48 hours) compared to 23% of the Latin Americans.
(14) The methodology of the first comprehensive multicenter study into risk factors of non-communicable chronic diseases carried out in Latin America is explained.
(15) Four to six groups of 4 x 4 Latin squares were used to estimate 80%, 100% and 120% standard preparations and the recovery rates were 95-106%.
(16) His eclectic approach to songwriting means he may not produce music that is typically Bahian or even Brazilian, but alongside the likes of Argentina's Juana Molina and Colombia's Bomba Estereo , he's redefining 21st-century Latin music.
(17) Most cephalometric analysis published to date are based on studies performed by orthodontists, focused on individuals in the growth and development stages, and based mainly on individuals with morphogenetic patterns different from those of the Latin prototype.
(18) Effects of dietary fat on milk composition, particularly milk N, were evaluated using 12 lactating Holstein cows in a replicated 4 X 4 Latin-square design.
(19) Further studies are needed to know whether these results could be extrapolated to studies on past diet and to non-Latin populations.
(20) Blacks made up 46% of the population; non-Latin whites, 40.1%; and Latin-Americans, 13.9%.