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Eyepiece

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eye⋅piece

[ahy-pees]
–noun
the lens or combination of lenses in an optical instrument through which the eye views the image formed by the objective lens or lenses; ocular.


Origin:
1780–90; eye + piece
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eye·piece   (ī'pēs')   
n.  The lens or lens group closest to the eye in an optical instrument; an ocular. Also called eyeglass.
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Main Entry: eye·piece
Pronunciation: 'I-"pEs
Function: noun
: the lens or combination of lenses at the eye end of an optical instrument called alsoocular
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eyepiece eye·piece (ī'pēs')
n.
The compound lens located at the end of a microscope tube nearest the eye. Also called eyeglass.

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