objective
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1. the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | lens, lens system, lense, |
| definition | : | a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | compound microscope, |
| definition | : | light microscope that has two converging lens systems: the objective and the eyepiece (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | optical telescope, |
| definition | : | an astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources (noun.artifact) |
2. the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable) (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | end, goal, |
| definition | : | the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | grail, |
| definition | : | the object of any prolonged endeavor (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | business, |
| definition | : | an immediate objective (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | point, |
| definition | : | the object of an activity (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | thing, |
| definition | : | a special objective (noun.cognition) |
3. belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events (adj.all)
| similar | : | concrete, |
| definition | : | capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary (adj.all) |
4. undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena (adj.all)
| similar | : | clinical, |
| definition | : | scientifically detached; unemotional (adj.all) |
| similar | : | verifiable, |
| definition | : | capable of being verified (adj.all) |
5. emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation (adj.all)
| similar | : | existent, real, |
| definition | : | being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory (adj.all) |
6. serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes (adj.pert)
| domain category | : | grammar, |
| definition | : | the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) (noun.cognition) |
7. the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable) (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | aim, direct, place, point, target, |
| definition | : | intend (something) to move towards a certain goal (verb.competition) |
8. undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena (adj.all)
| antonym | : | subjective, |
| definition | : | taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias (adj.all) |
9. emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation (adj.all)
10. serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes (adj.pert)
11. the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable) (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | aim, direct, place, point, target, |
| definition | : | intend (something) to move towards a certain goal (verb.competition) |
12. undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena (adj.all)
| antonym | : | subjective, |
| definition | : | taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias (adj.all) |
13. emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation (adj.all)
14. serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes (adj.pert)
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