Definition of straylight - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

metaphorical

Rare

unintended influence or effect

Rare

The project was affected by straylight from external factors.

effect

impact

influence

optics

TECH.

light that enters an optical system but is not wanted

TECH.

The telescope's image was blurred due to straylight.

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Origin of straylight

English, stray + light (illumination)

Examples of straylight in a sentence

Unexpected straylight influenced the committee's final decision.
The camera's performance was hindered by straylight.
Straylight caused the image to lose its sharpness.

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French:lumière parasite, lumière indésirable, ...
German:Streulicht, ...
Italian:influenza indesiderata, luce parassita, ...
Spanish:luz parásita, luz dispersa, ...
Portuguese:interferências, luz parasita, ...
Chinese:干扰, 杂光, ...
Japanese:迷光, 不要な光, ...
Arabic:تَأْثِير غَيْر مُقْصود, ضَوْء شَارِد, ...
Hebrew:הַשְׁפָּעָה לֹא מְכֻוֶּנֶת, אוֹר תּוֹעֶה, ...
Russian:побочное влияние, паразитный свет, ...
Ukrainian:побічне світло, розсіяне світло, ...
Hindi:अनपेक्षित प्रभाव, अवांछित प्रकाश, ...
Bengali:স্ট্রেলাইট, অপ্রয়োজনীয় আলো, ...
Catalan:llum paràsita, llum no desitjada, ...
Czech:vedlejší vliv, parazitní světlo, ...
Danish:utilsigtet indflydelse, strølys, ...
Dutch:strooilicht, ongewenst licht, ...
Greek:παρασιτικό φως, παράσιτο φως, ...
Hungarian:nem kívánt külső hatás, szórt fény, ...
Khmer:ឥទ្ធិពលដោយអចេតនា, ពន្លឺរំខាន, ...
Korean:부수적인 영향, 산란광, ...
Persian:نور پراکنده, نور ناخواسته, ...
Polish:rozproszone światło, światło rozproszone, ...
Portuguese (BR):ruído, luz parasita, ...
Romanian:influențe externe, lumină parazită, ...
Swedish:ströljus, oönskat ljus, ...
Thai:แสงหลง, แสงรบกวน, ...
Turkish:yansıma etkisi, istenmeyen ışık, ...
Vietnamese:ánh sáng lạc, ánh sáng không mong muốn, ...

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