object lens

Definitions of object lens
  1. noun
    the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
    synonyms: object glass, objective, objective lens
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    type of:
    lens, lens system, lense
    a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
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