objective lens

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objective lens

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objective lens - the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed

object glass, object lens, objective

compound microscope - light microscope that has two converging lens systems: the objective and the eyepiece

lens, lens system, lense - a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images

optical telescope - an astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources

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compound microscope Galilean telescope heliometer lens lens system lense nosepiece object glass object lens objective objectively Objectiveness optical telescope optical tweezers prime focus			By rotating the nosepiece, you can select which objective lens to use. Basic Microscope Stuff Defining the Compound Microscope by Ellene Bauer / Computers and Internet community The second number being 35 in this case is the diameter of the objective lens (the big one facing the object being looked at) in millimeters. A closer look at your binoculars by Beachy, Edward / Countryside & Small Stock Journal Later research into this effect revealed a surprising result, that is, the high reduction of the chromatic aberration of a single plano-convex objective lens by placing an achromatic doublet lens at some position along the focal length, and inside the prime focus itself. Discovery of a new refractor system by Wall, John / Journal of the British Astronomical Association			object-oriented object-oriented database object-oriented database management system object-oriented programing object-oriented programing language object-oriented programming object-oriented programming language Objectable objectification objectify objection objectionable objectionableness objectionably Objectist Objectivate Objectivation objective objective area objective case objective complement objective correlative objective danger objective force level objective genitive objective lens Objective line Objective plane objective point objective test objectively Objectiveness objectivism objectivity objectivize Objectize Objectless objector Objects, Miscellaneous objet d'art objet d’art objet de vertu objet trouvé Objibways Objicient Objuration objure objurgate objurgation Objurgatory obl.			Objective Elliott Wave Objective Evidence Objective Family of Small Arms Objective Force Objective Force Battlespace Architecture Objective Force Capabilities Objective Force Gross Requirement objective force level Objective Force People Support Objective Force Task Force Objective Force Warrior Objective function Objective Function-Based Multi-User Detection/Detector objective functions Objective Gateway objective genitive Objective glass objective grating Objective Grating Electronics Objective Gunner Protection Kit Objective Individual Combat Weapon Objective Individual Weapons System Objective Instrumentation System Objective Interface Systems, Inc. objective lens objective lenses objective lenses objective lenses objective lenses objective lenses Objective line Objective M2 Objective Modula 2 Objective Modula-2 Objective Modula2 objective necessity Objective Opiate Withdrawal Scale Objective Oriented Intervention Planning Objective Oriented Project Planning Objective Pain Scale Objective PASCAL Objective Performance Criteria Objective Personal Defense Weapon Objective Personal Weapon Objective plane Objective plane Objective point Objective Portable Operating System objective prism objective probabilities objective probabilities Objective probability Objective probability Objective psyche Objective psyche

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