the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
artifact noun (man-made objects)
objective lenses
originally in the philosophical sense of "considered in relation to its object"...
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something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target. | [grammar] ; (in English and some other ... (22 of 368 words, 11 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciation)
Of or having to do with a material object. | Having actual existence or reality. | Uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices ; See Synonyms at ... (24 of 157 words, 12 definitions, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)
(of a person or their judgement) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts | not dependent on the mind for ... (24 of 136 words, 6 definitions, 4 usage examples, pronunciations)
existing independently of perception or an individual's conceptions | undistorted by emotion or personal bias | of or relating to actual and external ... (21 of 668 words, 13 definitions, 10 usage examples, pronunciation)
of or having to do with a known or perceived object as distinguished from something existing only in the mind of the subject, or person thinking | ... (26 of 190 words, 12 definitions, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)
relating to or existing as an object of thought without consideration of ... | relating to, characteristic of, or constituting the case of words that ... (24 of 446 words, 3 definitions, 8 usage examples, pronunciations)
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a lens or system of lenses that forms an image of an object | something toward which effort is directed; an aim, goal, or end of action ; a strategic ... (29 of 253 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality | agreed upon by all parties present (or nearly all); based on consensually observed facts | not influenced by irrational emotions or prejudices | [grammar] of, or relating to a noun or ... (40 of 127 words, 8 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciations)
based only on facts and not influenced by personal feelings or beliefs | real and not existing only in someone's mind | [linguistics] relating to the ... (24 of 89 words, 3 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciation)
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something that you plan to achieve, especially in business or work (11 of 86 words, 3 usage examples, pronunciation)
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may refer to: Objectivity (philosophy) (contrasted with subjectivity) | Objective (goal) | Objective pronoun, a pronoun as the target of a verb | Objective (optics), an element in a camera or microscope | Objective Productions, a British television ... (34 of 55 words, 5 definitions)
something which you plan to do or achieve (8 of 29 words, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)
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based on real facts and not influenced by personal beliefs or feelings Opposite: subjective (14 of 55 words, 4 usage examples, pronunciations)
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in optics, piece of glass or other transparent substance that is used to form an image of an object by focusing rays of light from the object. A lens ... (29 of 842 words, 9 images)
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in anatomy, a nearly transparent biconvex structure suspended behind the iris of the eye, the sole function of which is to focus light rays onto the ... (26 of 165 words, 1 image)
device for forming an image of an object by the refraction of light. In its simplest form it's a disk of transparent substance, commonly glass, with ... (26 of 73 words)
free of any bias or prejudice caused by personal feelings | based on facts rather than thoughts or opinions | describes disease symptoms that can be ... (24 of 161 words, 10 definitions, pronunciation)
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First use: 1610s
Origin: originally in the philosophical sense of "considered in relation to its object" (opposite of subjective), formed on pattern of Medieval Latin ... (22 of 79 etymology words)
First use: early 17th century
Origin: medieval Latin objectivus, from objectum (see "object")
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