gravitational lens
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gravitational lens
Abell 2218, a cluster of galaxies in the constellation Draco
gravitational lens
n.
A massive object, such as a star or galaxy, whose gravitational field bends light rays.
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gravitational lens
n
(Astronomy) astronomy a lenslike effect in which light rays are bent when passing through the gravitational field of such massive objects as galaxies or black holes
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gravita′tional lens′
n.
Astron. a celestial body, as a galaxy, whose gravitational field refracts the light of a more distant object.
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