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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,

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.