a field lens is

  • 1Field lens — Field Field (f[=e]ld), n. [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. f[ a]lt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.] 1. Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; …

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  • 2field lens — field′ lens n. opt the lens in an eyepiece that is farthest from the eye and that deviates rays toward the center of the eye lens • Etymology: 1830–40 …

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  • 3field lens — lenz n the lens in a compound eyepiece that is nearer the objective …

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  • 4field lens — noun the lens that is farthest from the eye in an optical device with more than one lens • Hypernyms: ↑lens, ↑lense, ↑lens system * * * noun 1. : a lens located at or near the plane of a real image whose function is to collect and redirect the… …

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  • 5field lens — priekinis lęšis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. field lens; front lens vok. Frontlinse, f; Vorderlinse, f rus. передняя линза, f pranc. lentille antérieure, f; lentille frontale, f …

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  • 6field lens — Optics. 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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  • 7field lens — noun Date: 1837 the lens in a compound eyepiece that is nearer the objective …

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  • 8field lens — /ˈfild lɛnz/ (say feeld lenz) noun the lens in the eyepiece of an optical instrument which is farthest from the eye …

  • 9Field — (f[=e]ld), n. [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. f[ a]lt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.] 1. Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; the open… …

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  • 10Field — (f[=e]ld), n. [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. f[ a]lt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.] 1. Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; the open… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English