Meanings
nouneyepiece (plural eyepieces)
plural eyepieces
- The lens (or the component containing a combination of lenses) at the eye end of a microscope or telescope by which the image is viewed.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouncombination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments
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Translations
Bulgarian окуляр
- окуляр (okuljar)lens or combination of lens
Chinese Mandarin 目鏡 /目镜, 接目鏡 /接目镜
- 目鏡 /目镜 (mùjìng)lens or combination of lens
- 接目鏡 /接目镜 (jiēmùjìng)lens or combination of lens
Czech okulár
- okulárlens or combination of lens
Dutch oculair
- oculairlens or combination of lens
Finnish okulaari
- okulaarilens or combination of lens
French oculaire
- oculairelens or combination of lens
German Okular
- Okularlens or combination of lens
Japanese 接眼レンズ
- 接眼レンズ (setsugan-renzu)lens or combination of lens
Polish okular
- okularlens or combination of lens
Portuguese ocular
- ocularlens or combination of lens
Romanian ocular
- ocularlens or combination of lens
Russian окуляр
- окуляр (okuljar)lens or combination of lens
Spanish ocular
- ocularlens or combination of lens
Swedish okular
- okularlens or combination of lens
Turkish mercek, oküler
- merceklens or combination of lens
- okülerlens or combination of lens
Cite this entry
APA
eyepiece. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyepiece
MLA
“eyepiece.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyepiece. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eyepiece,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyepiece.
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