barlow

noun — 2 senses

barlow

nounalso spelled Barlow
1

a type of pocket-knife

Barlow

noun

UK /bɑːləʊ/ · US /bɑɹloʊ/

Etymology From Old English bere (“barley”) + hlǣw (“hill”) or lēah (“wood, clearing”).

1

Astronomy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Optics, Physical sciences, Physics A Barlow lens.

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