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Pointspread (health) and crenel(1) (iou)


Pointspread (health)


A measure of optical blur produced by natural imperfections of the lens of the eye. The response to a point of light produces a certain amount of blur, the amount of this blurring is known as the pointspread.









crenel(1) (iou)



crenel noun. . L15.
[Old French (mod. creneau) from Proto-Gallo-Romance dim. of popular Latin crena (see CRENATE). Cf. KERNEL noun2.]
Each of the open spaces or indentations in a battlemented parapet, orig. used for shooting through etc.; an embrasure. In pl., battlements.