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Noun: object glass
  1. The lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
    - objective, objective lens, object lens

Derived forms: object glasses

Type of: lens, lens system, lense [non-standard]

Part of: compound microscope, optical telescope

Encyclopedia: Object glass