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immersion lens

immersion lens noun: a microscopic objective of short focal distance designed to work with a drop of liquid between the front lens and the slide, so that this lens is practically immersed.

Noun

immersion lens (plural immersion lenses)

  1. A microscopic objective of short focal distance designed to work with a drop of liquid between the front lens and the slide, so that this lens is practically immersed.

Forms of immersion lens

pluralimmersion lenses

Questions about immersion lens

What does immersion lens mean?
Immersion lens means a microscopic objective of short focal distance designed to work with a drop of liquid between the front lens and the slide, so that this lens is practically immersed.
What part of speech is immersion lens?
Immersion lens is a noun.
What is the plural of immersion lens?
The plural of immersion lens is immersion lenses.

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