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field lens

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

a positive-powered lens or group of lenses that comes after the objective lens and before the image plane or the eyepiece, serving to change the size of the image

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics

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noun

Meaning 2

the lens that is farthest from the eye in an optical device with more than one lens

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: lens, lense, lens system

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