Resolvance

nounStandard termLighting

The quantified ability of an optical system to distinguish fine detail.

The resolving power of a lens or optical device, determining its ability to separate closely spaced elements in an image or projection. It dictates how sharply a lens can render the edge of a gobo or the fine lines of a test chart before diffraction or aberrations blur them together.

Heard on the job

The resolvance on this cheap zoom tube is terrible, you can barely read the text on the custom glass.