étendue

English · Français

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

étendue

noun

alternative, uncountable Alternative form of etendue The light power transmitted to the detector is proportional to the product of the solid angle #92;mathit#123;#92;Omega#125; and area A in the central plane, which is imaged by the lens onto the aperture (often called the étendue U).

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"étendue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/%C3%A9tendue. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

étendue. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/%C3%A9tendue

Chicago

"étendue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/%C3%A9tendue.

BibTeX

@misc{e_tendue_2026,
  title = {étendue},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/%C3%A9tendue},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}