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gravitational lens en · NOUN

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  1. A distribution of matter whose gravitational field bends the path of light rays sufficiently to distort, magnify or multiply images of more distant objects.
    • Subsequent discoveries of several more examples of gravitational lenses eliminated all doubts about gravitational focussing predicted by general relativity. 1999 August, Guillermo A. Lemarchand, Karen J. Meech, editors, Bioastronomy '99: A New Era in Bioastronomy, Proceedings, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, page 575:
    • The two other examples of gravitational lenses discussed above have not been modeled as elaborately. 1987, McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, Volume 8, McGraw-Hill, unnumbered page:
    • Thus the galactic gravitational lens effect is not important in maintaining the radio reference coordinate system with mas accuracy, if quasars as fiduciary points are pertinently selected. 1981, Ido Kansokujo, editor, Publications of the International Latitude Observatory of Mizusawa, Volumes 15-20, page 27:

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Relateds

gravitational lensing · Einstein ring · gravitational microlensing

Translations (13)

it lente gravitazionale (astronomy: body whose gravitational field bends light rays) · fr lentille gravitationnelle (astronomy: body whose gravitational field bends light rays) · fr mirage gravitationnel (astronomy: body whose gravitational field bends light rays) · ro lentilă gravitațională (astronomy: body whose gravitational field bends light rays) · de Gravitationslinse (astronomy: body whose gravitational field bends light rays) · tl dagsining paningob (astronomy: body whose gravitational field bends light rays) · fr macrolentille (astronomy: body whose gravitational field bends light rays) · fi painovoimalinssi (astronomy: body whose gravitational field bends light rays) · cs gravitační čočka (astronomy: body whose gravitational field bends light rays) · sk gravitačná šošovka (astronomy: body whose gravitational field bends light rays) · pl soczewka grawitacyjna (astronomy: body whose gravitational field bends light rays) · cmn 引力透鏡 /引力透镜 (astronomy: body whose gravitational field bends light rays) · eo gravita lenso (astronomy: body whose gravitational field bends light rays)