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objective /ob·jec·tive/ (ob-jek´tiv)

1. perceptible by the external senses.

2. a result for whose achievement an effort is made.

3. the lens or system of lenses of a microscope (or telescope) nearest the object that is being examined.

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ob·jec·tive (b-jktv)

n.

The lens or lenses in the lower end of a microscope or other optical instrument that first receives light rays from the object being examined and forms its image.

adj.

1. Based on observable phenomena; presented factually.

2. Indicating a symptom or condition perceived as a sign of disease by someone other than the person affected.

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objective

[əbjek′tiv]

Etymology: L, objectare, to set against

1  n, a goal.

2  adj, pertaining to a phenomenon or clinical finding that is observed; not subjective. An objective finding is often described in health care as a sign that can be seen, heard, felt, or measured.

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objective [ob-jek´tiv]

1. perceptible by the external senses.

2. a clear, concise declarative statement that directs action toward a specific goal.

3. the lens or system of lenses of a microscope nearest the object that is being examined.

achromatic objective one in which the chromatic aberration is corrected for two colors and the spherical aberration for one color.

affective objective a statement of expectations regarding changes in attitude or feelings.

apochromatic objective one in which chromatic aberration is corrected for three colors and the spherical aberration for two colors.

behavioral objective a written statement identifying an action or pattern of actions to be expected after an intervention.

cognitive objective a statement of expectations regarding knowledge.

flat field objective a microscopic objective that provides an image in which all parts of the field are simultaneously in focus.

immersion objective one designed to have its tip and the coverglass over the specimen connected by a liquid instead of air.

psychomotor objective a statement of expectations regarding the acquisition of skills.

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objective,

adj easily observed and measured such that psychological and subjective factors have little influence on measurement.

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objective

1. perceptible by the external senses.

2. the lens or system of lenses of a microscope nearest the object that is being examined.

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immersion objective

one designed to have its tip and the coverglass over the specimen connected by a liquid instead of air.

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Objective 

An optical system or a lens used to provide a real image of an object. In cameras this image is situated on the film but in viewing instruments (telescopes, microscopes, etc.) this image is seen through an eyepiece. Syn. objective lens. See numerical aperture.

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objective

adjective Referring to the perception of external events or phenomena in an impartial, impersonal, and unbiased fashion noun Vox populi A goal; the reason for doing a thing. See Treatment objective.