WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
diverg′ing lens′, [Optics.]
- Opticsa lens that causes a beam of parallel rays to diverge after refraction, as from a virtual image;
a lens that has a negative focal length. Also called negative lens. Cf. converging lens.
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