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gravitational lens
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gravitational lens [‚grav·ə′tā·shən·əl ′lenz]
(astronomy)
A massive galaxy or other massive object whose gravitational field focuses light from a distant quasar near or along its line of sight, giving a double or multiple image of the quasar.
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