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FIELD GLASS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does field glass mean? 

FIELD GLASS (noun)
  The noun FIELD GLASS has 1 sense:

1. a small refracting telescopeplay

  Familiarity information: FIELD GLASS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FIELD GLASS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A small refracting telescope

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

field glass; glass; spyglass

Hypernyms ("field glass" is a kind of...):

refracting telescope (optical telescope that has a large convex lens that produces an image that is viewed through the eyepiece)


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