gravitational lensing

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Definition of gravitational lensing in English English dictionary: The action of a star that acts as a gravitational lens and focusses starlight from another star that passes behind it as observed from the Earth; microlensing
gravitational lens: A massive body that produces distorted, magnified or multiple images of more distant objects when its gravitational field bends the path of light rays
gravitational lens: 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

gravitational lensing

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gra·vi·ta·tion·al lensing

grävîteyşınıl lensîng

/ˌgravəˈtāsʜənəl ˈlensəɴɢ/ /ˌɡrævɪˈteɪʃənəl ˈlɛnsɪŋ/

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