EYEPIECE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments

Synonyms:

eyepiece; ocular

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("eyepiece" is a kind of...):

lens; lens system; lense (a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images)

Meronyms (parts of "eyepiece"):

graticule; reticle; reticule (a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument)

Holonyms ("eyepiece" is a part of...):

binoculars; field glasses; opera glasses ((plural) an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes)

light microscope (microscope consisting of an optical instrument that magnifies the image of an object)

optical telescope (an astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources)

sights (an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument)