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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
eyepiece \eye"piece`\ eye-piece \eye"-piece`\, n. (Opt.) The lens, or combination of lenses, at the eye end of a microscope, telescope or other optical instrument, through which the image formed by the mirror or object glass is viewed. Syn: ocular. [1913 Webster] Collimating eyepiece. See under Collimate. Negative, or Huyghenian, eyepiece, an eyepiece consisting of two plano-convex lenses with their curved surfaces turned toward the object glass, and separated from each other by about half the sum of their focal distances, the image viewed by the eye being formed between the two lenses. it was devised by Huyghens, who applied it to the telescope. Campani applied it to the microscope, whence it is sometimes called Campani's eyepiece. Positive eyepiece, an eyepiece consisting of two plano-convex lenses placed with their curved surfaces toward each other, and separated by a distance somewhat less than the focal distance of the one nearest eye, the image of the object viewed being beyond both lenses; -- called also, from the name of the inventor, Ramsden's eyepiece. terrestrial, or Erecting eyepiece, an eyepiece used in telescopes for viewing terrestrial objects, consisting of three, or usually four, lenses, so arranged as to present the image of the object viewed in an erect position. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Eyepiece \Eye"piece`\, n. (Opt.) The lens, or combination of lenses, at the eye end of a telescope or other optical instrument, through which the image formed by the mirror or object glass is viewed. Collimating eyepiece. See under Collimate. Negative, or Huyghenian, eyepiece, an eyepiece consisting of two plano-convex lenses with their curved surfaces turned toward the object glass, and separated from each other by about half the sum of their focal distances, the image viewed by the eye being formed between the two lenses. it was devised by Huyghens, who applied it to the telescope. Campani applied it to the microscope, whence it is sometimes called Campani's eyepiece. Positive eyepiece, an eyepiece consisting of two plano-convex lenses placed with their curved surfaces toward each other, and separated by a distance somewhat less than the focal distance of the one nearest eye, the image of the object viewed being beyond both lenses; -- called also, from the name of the inventor, Ramsden's eyepiece. terrestrial, or Erecting eyepiece, an eyepiece used in telescopes for viewing terrestrial objects, consisting of three, or usually four, lenses, so arranged as to present the image of the object viewed in an erect position.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
eyepiece n : combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments [syn: ocular]From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
eyepiece Αγγλικά n. ο φακός ενός τηλεσκοπίου ή μικροσκοπίουFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
eye-piece n. (alt sp en eyepiece)From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
eyepiece n. The lens (or the component containing a combination of lenses) at the eye end of a microscope or telescope by which the image is viewed.From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
eye-piece n. (alt sp en eyepiece)From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
eyepiece n. The lens (or the component containing a combination of lenses) at the eye end of a microscope or telescope by which the image is viewed.From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
eye-piece n. (alt sp en eyepiece)From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
eyepiece n. The lens (or the component containing a combination of lenses) at the eye end of a microscope or telescope by which the image is viewed.From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
eye-piece n. (alt sp en eyepiece)From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
eyepiece n. The lens (or the component containing a combination of lenses) at the eye end of a microscope or telescope by which the image is viewed.From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
eyepiece Englanti n. okulaariFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Eyepiece /ˈaɪpiːs/ العدسةFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
eyepiece /ˈaɪpiːs/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]окуляр lens or combination of lens
eyepiece /ˈaɪpiːs/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]okulár
eyepiece /ˈaɪpiːs/ OkularFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]Note: eines optischen Instruments "diopter-adjustable eyepiece" - Okular mit Dioptrieneinstellung Synonyms: ocular lens, ocular see: eyepieces, ocular lenses, oculars, eypepiece with diopter adjustment
eyepiece /ˈaɪpiːs/From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]okulaari lens or combination of lens
eyepiece /ˈaɪpiːs/ 1. nézôke 2. szemlencse 3. gázvédô szemüveg 4. keresôFrom English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
eyepiece /ˈaɪpiːs/From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]接眼レンズ lens or combination of lens
eyepiece /ˈaɪpiːs/From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]okular lens or combination of lens
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]/ˈaɪˌpis/
n. 接眼镜;窥视孔