water lens

noun

A simple lens formed by placing a few drops of water in a small brass cell with blackened sides and a glass bottom.

Meanings

nounwater lens (plural water lenses)

plural water lenses

  1. A simple lens formed by placing a few drops of water in a small brass cell with blackened sides and a glass bottom.
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