eyepiece

American  

[ahy-pees] / ˈaɪˌpis /

noun

1. the lens or combination of lenses in an optical instrument through which the eye views the image formed by the objective lens or lenses; ocular.

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eyepiece British  

/ ˈaɪˌpiːs /

noun

1. the lens or combination of lenses in an optical instrument nearest the eye of the observer

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eyepiece Scientific  

/ ī′pēs′ /

1. The lens or group of lenses closest to the eye in an optical instrument such as a telescope or microscope.

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Etymology

Origin of eyepiece

First recorded in 1780–90; eye + piece

Example Sentences

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eyepiece

I wear it forward when the lights are too bright but otherwise backward because it helps keep my eyepiece in place.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2024

It wasn’t even a distant gleam yet in Lewis and Clark’s eyepiece.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2024

Those phases are more than just a lovely sight at the eyepiece.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 2, 2023

I climbed a few steps to reach the telescope’s eyepiece, pointed at a star 25.3 light-years from Earth.

From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2022

I peered through the eyepiece and tweaked it until I managed to bring Neptune more or less into focus.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson