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gravitational lenses

gravitational lenses is the plural of gravitational lens.

Meaning of gravitational lens

Noun

gravitational lens (plural gravitational lenses)

  1. A distribution of matter whose gravitational field bends the path of light rays sufficiently to distort, magnify or multiply images of more distant objects.
    • Thus the galactic gravitational lens effect is not important in maintaining the radio reference coordinate system with mas accuracy, if quasars as fiduciary points are pertinently selected.1981, Ido Kansokujo, editor, Publications of the International Latitude Observatory of Mizusawa, Volumes 15-20, page 27

Questions about gravitational lenses

What is gravitational lenses the plural of?
Gravitational lenses is the plural of gravitational lens.

Words near gravitational lenses in the dictionary

  1. gravitational forces
  2. gravitational interaction
  3. gravitational keyhole
  4. gravitational keyholes
  5. gravitational lens
  6. gravitational lenses
  7. gravitational lensing
  8. gravitational mass
  9. gravitational masses
  10. gravitational mirage
  11. gravitational mirages

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