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objective-lens

ob·jec·tive-lens
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh b-jek-tiv lenz]
    • /əbˈdʒɛk tɪv lɛnz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh b-jek-tiv lenz]
    • /əbˈdʒɛk tɪv lɛnz/

Definitions of objective-lens word

  • noun objective-lens something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund-raising drive. 1
  • noun objective-lens Grammar. Also called objective case. (in English and some other languages) a case specialized for the use of a form as the object of a transitive verb or of a preposition, as him in The boy hit him, or me in He comes to me with his troubles. a word in that case. 1
  • noun objective-lens Also called object glass, object lens, objective lens. Optics. (in a telescope, microscope, camera, or other optical system) the lens or combination of lenses that first receives the rays from the object and forms the image in the focal plane of the eyepiece, as in a microscope, or on a plate or screen, as in a camera. 1
  • adjective objective-lens being the object or goal of one's efforts or actions. 1
  • adjective objective-lens not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased: an objective opinion. 1
  • adjective objective-lens intent upon or dealing with things external to the mind rather than with thoughts or feelings, as a person or a book. 1

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Origin of objective-lens

First appearance:

before 1610
One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20; < Medieval Latin objectīvus, equivalent to Latin object(us) (see object) + -īvus -ive

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Parts of speech for Objective-lens

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

objective-lens popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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