noun

eyepiece

eyepiece, ocular

He looked through the eyepiece of the microscope.

He looked through the eyepiece of the microscope.

You can change the eyepiece for different magnifications.

You can change the eyepiece for different magnifications.

((an eyepiece)) a lens in a telescope or microscope closest to the eye He looked through the eyepiece of the microscope.

Synonyms: ocular, lens

A compound word from 'eye' and 'piece', literally meaning the piece you put your eye to.

Think of the 'piece' of glass on a telescope or microscope that is closest to your 'eye'.

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