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Two or more optical glass elements, sometimes cemented together, shaped to cancel out aberrations present in either lens alone.

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a lens system consisting of two or more lenses on the same axis

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Lenses or objectives that make use of multiple lens configurations (convex and concave) to optimize image quality. Compound lenses can reduce both chromatic and spherical aberrations.

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An assembly consisting of more than one simple lens elements.

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Lens system consisting of two or more elements.

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