The property of a telescope of being anallatic; "centre of anallatism"noun the point in a telescope from which the distance to a graduated rod is proportional to the rod intercept as seen through the telescope.
Origin
Late 19th century. From French anallatisme, with remodelling of the ending after -ism.
Definition of anallatism in US English:
anallatism
nounəˈnalətɪz(ə)m
The property of a telescope of being anallatic; "centre of anallatism"noun the point in a telescope from which the distance to a graduated rod is proportional to the rod intercept as seen through the telescope.
Origin
Late 19th century. From French anallatisme, with remodelling of the ending after -ism.