Eyepiece

Word EYEPIECE
Character 8
Hyphenation eye piece
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Eyepiece"

What do we mean by eyepiece?

The lens or lens group closest to the eye in an optical instrument; an ocular. noun

In an optical instrument, the lens or combination of lenses to which the eye is applied. noun

In entomology, the eye-covering in the pupæ of lepidopterous insects. noun

An eyepiece with right-angled reflection-prism attached to the eye-lens, so that the observer looks in at the side, perpendicularly to the axis of the instrument. noun

The lens, or combination of lenses, at the eye end of a microscope, telescope or other optical instrument, through which the image formed by the mirror or object glass is viewed. noun

See under Collimate. noun

An eyepiece consisting of two plano-convex lenses with their curved surfaces turned toward the object glass, and separated from each other by about half the sum of their focal distances, the image viewed by the eye being formed between the two lenses. it was devised by Huyghens, who applied it to the telescope. Campani applied it to the microscope, whence it is sometimes called Campani's eyepiece. noun

An eyepiece consisting of two plano-convex lenses placed with their curved surfaces toward each other, and separated by a distance somewhat less than the focal distance of the one nearest eye, the image of the object viewed being beyond both lenses; -- called also, from the name of the inventor, Ramsden's eyepiece. noun

An eyepiece used in telescopes for viewing terrestrial objects, consisting of three, or usually four, lenses, so arranged as to present the image of the object viewed in an erect position. noun

The lens (or combination of lenses) at the eye end of a microscope or telescope by which the image is viewed. noun

Combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments noun

The lens (or combination of lenses) at the eye end of a microscope or telescope by which the image is viewed.

Your eye...jamaican slang i guess...jamaican guy i know says it. Urban Dictionary

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The word "eyepiece" in example sentences

Bent to the eyepiece was an old woman with long, black hair, wet as a well-used mop. ❋ William Kent Krueger (2010)

Similarly, on completing the setting out of a curve, and arriving at the end of the chord, the remote end being seen by reflection, the direction observed along the axis of the eyepiece is the new tangent. ❋ Various (N/A)

Like that's not good enough, the costs for producing the eyepiece is a mere $1-2 for production in small quantities, while being able to take down the costs to a few cents on a large scale. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The drawtube holding the eyepiece is a cardboard tube, which was left over from a roll of 'Glad-wrap', also covered with the same sticky-backed material as used on the main tube. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The eyepiece is a lens I had lying around, which has a focal length of about 30mm. ❋ Unknown (2009)

On the left side of the eyepiece is a button marked RAW/JPEG for one-touch JPEG or Raw shooting. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/640s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400 Response: This is an adult male wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/640s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400 Question: This North American migrant is challenging to identify, but there is one obvious field mark visible in this image. ❋ Unknown (2011)

At the far end of the chopper deck, one of the cameramen had opened a case, pulled out a short, stubby tube, and flipped up some kind of eyepiece. ❋ Howard Gordon (2011)

I'd considered Samco as a resource, but any Mauser action I obtain from them will have to be drilled and tapped for scope mounts, and the bolt handles on a number of them will have to reshaped to clear a scope's eyepiece. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It had a camera screwed into the eyepiece, a laser aimed at the slide, and big boxes of circuitry for amplifying the tiny current they hoped to see. ❋ Michael Chorost (2011)

The type where you look through an eyepiece while turning a knob until an object comes into focus (usually a tree I use as a distance marker) then looking at the wheel with yardage markings on it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/750s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400I encourage you to purchase images from the photographers who freely share their beautiful work with us. ❋ Unknown (2011)

• No more squinting into a microscope: The 3MP HiRo Cam by Premier ($190) replaces the eyepiece of any DIN-compatible microscope and lets you view your slide subject on a PC via a USB connection. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/640s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400 Question: This North American mystery bird's eye has a strange, scrunched shape in this photograph. ❋ Unknown (2011)

You [got] [boxed in] your eyepiece. ❋ Mike Santos (2004)

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