diverging lens

noun Optics.

a lens that causes a beam of parallel rays to diverge after refraction, as from a virtual image; a lens that has a negative focal length.
Also called negative lens.
Compare converging lens.

Words nearby diverging lens

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Definition for negative lens (2 of 2)

negative lens

noun Optics.

diverging lens.