Synonyms: object glass, object lens, objective, objective lens
Definition: the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
Similar words: lens, lens system, lense
Definition: a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
Synonyms: aim, object, objective, target
Definition: the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
Usage: the sole object of her trip was to see her children
Definition: the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
Usage: the ends justify the means
Synonyms: objective
Definition: belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events
Usage: objective benefits; an objective example; there is no objective evidence of anything of the kind
Similar words: concrete
Definition: capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary
Usage: concrete objects such as trees
Synonyms: objective, nonsubjective
Definition: undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
Usage: an objective appraisal; objective evidence
Similar words: clinical
Definition: scientifically detached; unemotional
Usage: he spoke in the clipped clinical monotones typical of police testimony
Similar words: neutral, impersonal
Definition: having no personal preference
Usage: impersonal criticism; a neutral observer
Similar words: verifiable
Definition: capable of being verified
Usage: a verifiable account of the incident
Synonyms: documentary, objective
Definition: emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation
Usage: objective art
Definition: being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
Usage: real objects; real people; not ghosts; a film based on real life; a real illness; real humility; Life is real! Life is earnest!- Longfellow