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eyepiece

noun

  1. type of lens attached to a variety of optical devices such as telescopes and microscopes; usually the lens that is closest to the eye when someone looks through the device, placed near the focal point of the objective to magnify the image
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From eye + piece.

  1. 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.
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