gravitational lens

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Definition of gravitational lens in English English dictionary

A massive body that produces distorted, magnified or multiple images of more distant objects when its gravitational field bends the path of light rays

A massive celestial object, such as a galaxy, whose gravity bends and focuses the light of a more distant object, resulting in a magnified, distorted, or multiple image of the original light source for a distant observer

Hyphenation

gra·vi·ta·tion·al lens

Turkish pronunciation

grävîteyşınıl lenz

Pronunciation

/ˌgravəˈtāsʜənəl ˈlenz/ /ˌɡrævɪˈteɪʃənəl ˈlɛnz/