eyepiece
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- noun
- /ˈaɪˌpiːs/
- Specialized
:
ocular
- Binoculars or a telescope with a wide-angle eyepiece will afford the best views of this rare conjunction.
- eyepiece of a telescope
Examples
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With mounting tension, I put in a higher power eyepiece and looked more closely.
Academic text (1994) -
A man sat on a folding chair on the shore, peering into the scope's eyepiece.
Fiction book (1999) -
Take a look through the eyepiece and tell us what you see.
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Carefully look through the eyepiece.
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The giant planet also has four bright moons that stand out in the eyepiece.
Academic text (2005) -
Watch the sample through the eyepiece and record the temperature when the first crystal starts to melt, which means when the first droplet of liquid appears.
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Brigham nudges her aside and looks through the eyepiece of the periscope.
Fiction book (2001) -
Stasha pressed her face to the eyepieces and adjusted the knobs to either side.
Fiction book (1992) -
PHOTO (COLOR): Student Michael Nadolny enjoys the view at the eyepiece of the 7-inch refractor.
Academic text (2003) -
Take a look through the eyepiece of the microscope to see the tiny details of the specimen.
Synonyms
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2.5
A clear curved piece of glass or plastic that focuses light
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4.8
A small window on a camera you look through to frame and focus a picture
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7.5
A lens you look through on a microscope or telescope
A curved piece of glass or plastic that helps you see things more clearly in instruments
A curved piece of clear glass or plastic that focuses light in cameras and microscopes
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Etymology
Eyepiece is simply made from eye and piece, meaning 'a piece for the eye'. So an eyepiece is the small lens or part you put your eye to on a telescope or microscope to see things clearly.