Abbe

Abbe may refer to:

People

Cleveland Abbe (1818-1916), American meteorologist
Cleveland Abbe, Jr. (1872-1934), American geographer
Ernst Abbe (1840-1905), German physicist
James Abbe (1883-1975), American photographer
Kenshiro Abbe (1916-1985), Japanese martial artist
Moe L'Abbé (born 1947), Canadian hockey player
Robert Abbe (1851-1928), American surgeon and radiologist
Truman Abbe (1873-1955), American surgeon
William Abbe (1800-1854), Iowa state senator
Abbe Ibrahim (born 1986), Togolese soccer player
Abbe Lane (born 1932), American singer and actress

Places

Abbe (crater), a lunar impact crater that is located in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon
Lake Abbe, African lake

Other

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
Abbe Creek School, historical school house in Iowa

Translation

The word "Abbe" occurs as such in the following languages: English, German, French, Italian, Polish, Slovenian, Swedish.

Translation(s) in other languages: Japanese: アッベ, Russian: Аббе.