eye lens
nounOptics.
the lens of an eyepiece closest to the eye.
Origin of eye lens
1First recorded in 1870–75
Words Nearby eye lens
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How to use eye lens in a sentence
Special eyepieces are also obtainable having a sledging adjustment to the eye lens for focussing the micrometer.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique | John William Henry EyreThe visual angle of an object is the angle at the eye lens between the rays that have come from the ends of the object.
Physics | Willis Eugene TowerIt is difficult, however, to look at objects without automatically adjusting the eye lens so that it will make a sharp image.
Physics | Willis Eugene TowerIt is due either to an eyeball that is elongated, or to an eye lens that is too convex, or to both conditions.
Physics | Willis Eugene TowerBut there is still another, always up side down, which is the reflection from the back side of this same eye lens.
Natural Wonders | Edwin Tenney Brewster
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