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eyepiece definition

eye·piece (-pēs′)

noun

in a telescope, microscope, or other optical instrument, the lens or lenses nearest the viewer's eye

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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