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noun
- 1. an optical image formed from the apparent divergence of light rays from a point, as opposed to an image formed from their actual divergence.
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- Virtual image
Image formed by optics or spherical mirrors,that diminished or magnified.
In optics, the image of an object is defined as the collection of focus points of light rays coming from the object. A real image is the collection of focus points made by converging rays, while a virtual image is the collection of focus points made by backward extensions of diverging rays. In other words, a virtual image is found by tracing real rays that emerge from an optical device (lens, mirr... Wikipedia
