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Diverging lens

Lens which causes parallel incident light to diverge from a virtual focus. Also known as minus-power lens.

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diverging lens
Eyewear; Optometry

Lens which causes parallel incident light to diverge from a virtual focus. Also known as minus-power lens.

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lens which causes rays of light coming from the subject to bend away from the optical axis.

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A lens or mirror that can refract or reflect a parallel beam of light into a diverging beam. A diverging lens is predominantly concave; a diverging mirror is convex.

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