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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

  1. noun The act of interfering with, or disrupting, something.
  2. noun Unwanted noise or distortion affecting a signal, such as radio or TV.
  3. noun An effect produced when overlapping waves combine, in physics.

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