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convex lens::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | converging lens |
| Type of | lens, lens system, lense |
| Has types | sunglass |
Examples of convex lens
convex lens
Images of black letters in a thin convex lens of focal length f are shown in red.
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It uses a convex lens as the eyepiece instead of Galileo's concave one.
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In a later edition of his Natural Magic, della Porta described this device as having a convex lens.
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The word lens comes from the Latin name of the lentil, because a double-convex lens is lentil-shaped.
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Since the slope of the convex lens surface increases outwards, separation of the rings gets smaller for the outer rings.
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Incoming parallel rays are focused by a convex lens into an inverted real image one focal length from the lens, on the far side of the lens.
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A burning glass or burning lens is a large convex lens that can concentrate the sun's rays onto a small area, heating up the area and thus resulting in ignition of the exposed surface.
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Though now considered primitive, the use of a single, convex lens for viewing is still found in simple magnification devices, such as the magnifying glass, and the loupe.
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One of the easiest ways of accomplishing this double purpose is to cut a convex lens through the middle, grind the curves of the two halves down to straight lines, and join them by their thin edges.
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