Complete Definition of "gravitational lens"

English

Noun
gravitational lens

  1. astronomy A massive body that produces distorted, magnified or multiple images of more distant objects when its gravitational field bends the path of light rays.

Translations
trans-top|(astronomy) A massive body that produces distorted images of more distant objects
German: Gravitationslinse f
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Revision and Credits for"gravitational lens"
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License
 
 

 Find:
  Words Starting With:
  Words Ending With:
  Words Containing:
  Words That Match:

 
 Translate Into:
  
Dutch   French   German
  
Italian   Spanish
    Show results per page.

Browse the Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

   
Allwords Copyright 1998-2024 All rights reserved.