The compound lens at the end of the microscope tube nearest the eye; it magnifies the image made by the objective.
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eye·piece 'ī-.pēs n the lens or combination of lenses at the eye end of an optical instrument called also ocular
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the lens or system of lenses of an optical instrument, such as a microscope, that is nearest to the eye of the examiner. It usually produces a magnified image of the previous image formed by the instrument. Compare objective.
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eye·piece (iґpēs) the lens or system of lenses in a microscope (or telescope) that is nearest to the eye of the user and that serves to further magnify the image produced by the objective.Medical dictionary. 2011.