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objective lens

American  
[uhb-jekt-iv lenz] / əbˈdʒɛkt ɪv ˈlɛnz /

noun

  • objective lenses
    plural
  1. Optics. in a microscope or telescope, the lens or set of lenses at the end nearest the object in view.

  2. a way of looking at an issue, situation, etc., that minimizes subjective bias and maximizes objectivity.


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Miniondas covered community groups and festivals, as well as city politics with a more objective lens.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2024

The result of that work is RUSH, an instrument that features a custom objective lens, a curved array of 35 cameras and a computational system that can capture and analyse data in real time.

From Nature Nov. 25, 2019

The object is slightly farther away from the objective lens than its focal length fo , producing a case 1 image that is larger than the object.

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

He spun the telescope around and examined the objective lens.

From Scientific American Oct. 24, 2013

In appearance it is somewhat different; indeed, it is in two parts, the one containing the lighting arrangements and condensing lens, and the other embracing the mechanism and objective lens.

From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Frank Lewis Dyer

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