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compound lens

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compound lens
n.
See lens.

compound lens
n
(Physics / General Physics) a lens consisting of more than one component lens

compound lens
See lens.
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Noun1.compound lens - a lens system consisting of two or more lenses on the same axis
achromatic lens - a compound lens system that forms an image free from chromatic aberration
lens, lens system, lense - a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images


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This unusual configuration is caused by three galaxies acting as a compound lens, strung out along the line of sight between the distant galaxy and Earth.
 
 
 
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