the lens, or system of lenses, placed at the end of a telescope, microscope, etc., which is toward the object. Its function is to form an image of the object, which is then viewed by the eyepiece. Called also objective or objective lens. See Illust. of Microscope, A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed, A thing that has physical existence, intransitive verb_ To present a dissenting or opposing argument; raise an objection, To be averse to or express disapproval of something, To put forward in or as a reason for opposition; offer as criticism, To make opposition in words or argument; to express one's displeasure; -- usually followed by to, transitive verb_ obsolete To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose, To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason
The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined, the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable), A material object that physically exists, adjective_ emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation, belonging to immediate experience of actual things or event, Unbiased; unprejudiced; fair; uninfluenced by personal feelings or personal interests; considering only the facts of a situation unrelated to the observer; -- of judgments, opinions, evaluations, conclusions, reasoning processes
A social, legal, or moral requirement, such as a duty, contract, or promise, that compels one to follow or avoid a particular course of action, The constraining power or authoritative character of a duty, a moral precept, a civil law, or a promise or contract voluntarily made; action upon the will by a sense of moral constraint, The act of obligating,
The act or process of perceiving something, such as a phenomenon, often by means of an instrument, and making a record of the resulting information, The habit or power of observing and noting_ as, a man of great observation, A remark, especially a remark based or professing to be based on what has been observed; an opinion expressed