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objective lenses

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

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If the binoculars have objective lenses with a 75.0 cm focal length, what is the focal length of the eyepiece lenses?

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

This is because objective lenses are made of a combination of lenses and the focal length is measured from inside the barrel.

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

After looking at the pictures you sent, he said it appears that the objective lenses — the ones farthest from the eyes — each consist of two lenses that were cemented together but are delaminating.

From Washington Post Mar. 31, 2015

An excellent compromise between compacts and full-size models are those that have 30mm or 32mm objective lenses.

From Time Magazine Archive

As soon as he had the two big objective lenses out, we had two fairly good magnifying glasses.

From Four-Day Planet by H. Beam Piper

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