straylight

Etymology

From stray + light.

straylight means light in an optical system, which was not intended in the design. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.

noun

Light in an optical system, which was not intended in the design.“Within the eye, there are four major sources that contribute to the total amount of straylight: the cornea, the iris and sclera, the eye lens, and the fundus (see Figure 3).”