- Abbe
Abbe may refer to:
People
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Cleveland Abbe (1818-1916), American meteorologist
*Cleveland Abbe, Jr. (1872-1934), American geographer
*Ernst Karl Abbe (1840-1916), German physicist
*James Abbe (1883-1975), American photographer
*Kenshiro Abbe (1916-1985), Japanese martial artist
*Robert Abbe (1851-1928), American surgeon and radiologist
*Truman Abbe (1873-1955), American surgeon
*Abbe Ibrahim (born 1986), Togolese soccer player
*Moe L'Abbe (born 1947), Canadian hockey player
*Abbe Lane (born 1932), American singer and actressPlaces
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Abbe (crater) , a lunar impact crater that is located in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon
*Lake Abbe , African lakeOther
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Abbé , the French word for abbot
*Abbe condenser , a component of a microscope
*Abbe number , a measure of the material's optical dispersion
*Abbe prism , a type of constant deviation dispersive prism similar to a Pellin-Broca prism
*Abbe refractometer , a bench-top refractometer that offer the highest precision of the different types of refractometers
*Abbe sine condition , a condition that must be fulfilled by a lens or other optical system in order for it to produce sharp images of off-axis as well as on-axis objects
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