Definitions for eyepieceˈaɪˌpis
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
eye•pieceˈaɪˌpis(n.)
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.
Category: Optics
Origin of eyepiece:
1780–90
Princeton's WordNet
eyepiece, ocular(noun)
combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments
Wiktionary
eyepiece(Noun)
The lens (or combination of lenses) at the eye end of a microscope or telescope by which the image is viewed.
Webster Dictionary
Eyepiece(noun)
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
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