"immersion lens" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: immersion lenses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} immersion lens (plural immersion lenses)
  1. A microscopic objective of short focal distance designed to work with a drop of liquid between the front lens and the slide, so that this lens is practically immersed.
    Sense id: en-immersion_lens-en-noun-EsceHXAT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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