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Definition of microlens in English: microlensnoun ˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)lɛnz 1A very small (photographic, contact, etc.) lens. 2Astronomy. A single discrete astronomical object (such as a star or planet) that acts as a gravitational lens.
verb ˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)lɛnz Astronomy with object Of a single star, planet, etc.: to refract (electromagnetic radiation from an astronomical object, or the image of that object) by microlensing. Also without object. Frequently in pass. Compare macrolensing.
Origin 1960s; earliest use found in Stewart Duke-Elder (1898–1978), ophthalmic surgeon. From micro- + lens. Definition of microlens in US English: microlensnounˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)lɛnz 1A very small (photographic, contact, etc.) lens. 2Astronomy. A single discrete astronomical object (such as a star or planet) that acts as a gravitational lens.
verbˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)lɛnz Astronomy with object Of a single star, planet, etc.: to refract (electromagnetic radiation from an astronomical object, or the image of that object) by microlensing. Also without object. Frequently in pass. Compare macrolensing.
Origin 1960s; earliest use found in Stewart Duke-Elder (1898–1978), ophthalmic surgeon. From micro- + lens<br>1980s. From microlens. |