gravitational lens
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Gravitational lens — Gravitational Lensing Formalism Strong lensing … Wikipedia
gravitational lens — n. a massive celestial body, esp. a galaxy or cluster of galaxies, having enough gravity to refract light waves from a more distant object, esp. a quasar, so that an observer sees an amplified or multiple image (gravitational lensing) … English World dictionary
gravitational lens — gravita′tional lens′ n. astron. a celestial body, as a galaxy, whose gravitational field refracts the light of a more distant object • Etymology: 1945–50 … From formal English to slang
gravitational lens — Astron. a heavy, dense body, as a galaxy, that lies along our line of sight to a more distant object, as a quasar, and whose gravitational field refracts the light of that object, splitting it into multiple images as seen from the earth. [1975… … Universalium
gravitational lens — noun Astronomy a massive object whose gravitational field distorts light passing through it, producing a multiple image of a more remote object … English new terms dictionary
gravitational lens — /ˌgrævəteɪʃənəl ˈlɛnz/ (say .gravuhtayshuhnuhl lenz) noun an area of space in which the pull of gravity is so strong that it bends light as a lens would do …
gravitational lens — noun Date: 1937 a massive celestial object (as a galaxy) that bends and focuses the light of another more distant object (as a quasar) by gravity and that is usually detected by the multiple images it forms of the second object … New Collegiate Dictionary
gravitational lens — noun : a massive celestial object (as a galaxy) that bends and focuses the light of another more distant object (as a quasar) by gravity in accordance with general relativity and that is usually detected by the multiple images it forms of the… … Useful english dictionary
Gravitational microlensing — Gravitational Lensing Formalism Strong lensing … Wikipedia
Lens — can refer to: NOTOC In optics*Lens (optics), an optical element which converges or diverges light **Lens (anatomy), a part of the eye **Corrective lens for correction of human vision ***Contact lens, placed on the cornea of the eye **Photographic … Wikipedia
