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thick lens

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thick lens [¦thik ′lenz]
(optics)
A lens in which the separation between the two surfaces is too great to be ignored in calculations of such quantities as focal length and magnification.


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It started thousands of years ago when people where able to use a thick lens or magnifying glass on an object that would attract the sun rays on that particular object and could get so hot it would catch fire.
This also includes tips on making the thick lens thinner than they are in order to make them more attractive.
He wears thick lens glasses with a dark frame, a gold sovereign ring on his right hand and another gold ring on his left hand.
 
 
 
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