macrolensn.2
/ˈmakrəʊlɛnz/, U.S. /ˈmækroʊˌlɛnz/ Astronomy.
A celestial object that causes macrolensing.
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1986 B. Paczyński in Astrophysical Jrnl. 301 505/1 Local properties of a macrolens near one of the macroimages are described by just two parameters.
1989 New Scientist 29 July 54/1 There are even reasons why a small distance to the galaxy is favourable for discovering microlensing, if we know the galaxy is acting as a macrolens.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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