"gravitational lensing" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} gravitational lensing (uncountable)
  1. (astronomy) The action of a highly-massive object (such as a star, galaxy, or black hole) that acts as a gravitational lens and focuses light from a light source (such as another star or galaxy) that passes behind it as observed from the Earth. Wikipedia link: gravitational lens Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Astronomy, Relativity Translations (astrophysics): 引力透鏡效應 /引力透镜效应 (Chinese Mandarin), βαρυτοπρίσμωση (varytoprísmosi) [feminine] (Greek), βαρυτοπρισμάτωση (varytoprismátosi) [feminine] (Greek), soczewkowanie grawitacyjne [neuter] (Polish)
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