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field lens

n.
The lens farthest from the eye in a compound eyepiece.
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field′ lens`



n.
the lens in an eyepiece that is farthest from the eye and that deviates rays toward the center of the eye lens.
[1830–40]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.field lens - the lens that is farthest from the eye in an optical device with more than one lens
lens, lens system, lense - a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
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