przesłona — meaning in English
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English meaning
- aperture noun A small opening, gap, or hole, especially one that lets light or something else pass through.
- interference noun The act of interfering with, or disrupting, something.
- veil noun A piece of thin fabric worn to cover the face or head, often for religious, cultural, or ceremonial reasons.
Senses
przesłona is used for these senses in English:
- aperture (astronomy, photography) The diameter of such a hole which restricts the width of the lightpath through the whole system. For a telescope, this is the diameter of the objective lens.
- interference (chess) The interruption of the line between an attacked piece and its defender by sacrificially interposing a piece.
- veil Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
interference — full definition
- noun The act of interfering with, or disrupting, something.
- noun Unwanted noise or distortion affecting a signal, such as radio or TV.
- noun An effect produced when overlapping waves combine, in physics.