compound lens

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compound lens

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compound lens

(General Physics) a lens consisting of more than one component lens

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compound lens

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compound lens - a lens system consisting of two or more lenses on the same axis

achromatic lens - a compound lens system that forms an image free from chromatic aberration

lens, lens system, lense - a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images

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LensMechanix now supports the Compound lens, Boolean Native object and components that convert to Grid Sag.

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Consequently, compound lens systems (consisting of two or more lenses) are often used to increase overall power of the eyepiece and objective 'lenses' and thus create a more compact unit.