Microlensing

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    gravitational lensing uncountable

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"Using telescopes located in New Zealand and Tasmania, the research team took advantage of an astronomical phenomenon that’s known as gravitational microlensing."

Etymology

From micro- + lensing.

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gravitational lensing

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