1. The goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
   "the sole objective of her trip was to see her children";
   - aim, object, target
    
2. The lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
   "The scientist carefully cleaned the objective lens of the microscope";
   - objective lens, object lens, object glass

1. Undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
   "an objective appraisal"; "objective evidence";
   - nonsubjective
    
2. Emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings or interpretation
   "objective art"
    
3. Belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events
   "there is no objective evidence of anything of the kind"; "objective benefits"; "an objective example"
    
4. (grammar) serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes
   "objective case";
   - accusative

Derived forms: objectives

See also: clinical, concrete, existent, impersonal, neutral, real, verifiable

Type of: end, goal, lens, lens system

Part of: compound microscope, optical telescope

Encyclopedia: Objective, Burma!