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Hopkins rod-lens telescope Hopkins rod-lens telescope (hop'kinz), an endoscopic telescope in which the air-containing spaces between the conventional series of lenses are replaced with glass rods with polished ends separated by small "air-lenses." This system transmits more light, yields greater magnification, and provides greater depth and breadth of field than conventional lens systems.Hopkins rod-lens tel·e·scope (hop'kinz rod'lenz tel'ĕ-skōp) An endoscopic telescope in which the air-containing spaces between the conventional series of lenses are replaced with glass rods with polished ends separated by small "air-lenses." This system transmits more light, yields greater magnification and provides greater depth and breadth of field than conventional lens systems. |