[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

object \ob"ject\ o^b"je^kt, n. l. objectus. see object,
   v. t.
   1. that which is put, or which may be regarded as put, in the
      way of some of the senses; something visible or tangible
      and persists for an appreciable time; as, he observed an
      object in the distance; all the objects in sight; he
      touched a strange object in the dark.
      1913 webster

   2. anything which is set, or which may be regarded as set,
      before the mind so as to be apprehended or known; that of
      which the mind by any of its activities takes cognizance,
      whether a thing external in space or a conception formed
      by the mind itself; as, an object of knowledge, wonder,
      fear, thought, study, etc.
      1913 webster

            object is a term for that about which the knowing
            subject is conversant; what the schoolmen have
            styled the "materia circa quam."      --sir. w.
                                                  hamilton.
      1913 webster

            the object of their bitterest hatred. --macaulay.
      1913 webster

   3. that toward which the mind, or any of its activities, is
      directed; that on which the purpose are fixed as the end
      of action or effort; that which is sought for; goal; end;
      aim; motive; final cause.
      1913 webster

            object, beside its proper signification, came to be
            abusively applied to denote motive, end, final cause
            . . . . this innovation was probably borrowed from
            the french.                           --sir. w.
                                                  hamilton.
      1913 webster

            let our object be, our country, our whole country,
            and nothing but our country.          --d. webster.
      1913 webster

   4. sight; show; appearance; aspect. obs. --shak.
      1913 webster

            he, advancing close
            up to the lake, past all the rest, arose
            in glorious object.                   --chapman.
      1913 webster

   5. gram. a word, phrase, or clause toward which an action
      is directed, or is considered to be directed; as, the
      object of a transitive verb.
      1913 webster

   6. computers any set of data that is or can be manipulated
      or referenced by a computer program as a single entity; --
      the term may be used broadly, to include files, images
      such as icons on the screen, or small data structures.
      more narrowly, anything defined as an object within an
      object-oriented programming language.
      pjc

   7. ontology anything which exists and which has attributes;
      distinguished from attributes, processes, and
      relations.
      pjc

   object glass, the lens, or system of lenses, placed at the
      end of a telescope, microscope, etc., which is toward the
      object. its function is to form an image of the object,
      which is then viewed by the eyepiece. called also
      objective or objective lens. see illust. of
      microscope.

   object lesson, a lesson in which object teaching is made
      use of.

   object staff. leveling same as leveling staff.

   object teaching, a method of instruction, in which
      illustrative objects are employed, each new word or idea
      being accompanied by a representation of that which it
      signifies; -- used especially in the kindergarten, for
      young children.
      1913 webster
see also:
object attributes processes relations object glass objective 
objective lens microscope object lesson object staff leveling staff 
object teaching 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

object glass
     n : the lens or system of lenses nearest the object being viewed
         syn: objective
see also:
objective 

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Glass, definition of term: Glass
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Glass Fiber >> G Words
Glass Fiber, definition of term: Glass Fiber
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Glass Fibre >> G Words
Glass Fibre, definition of term: Glass Fibre
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Glass Tears >> G Words
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Glass Wool >> G Words
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Crystal Glass >> C Words
Crystal Glass, definition of term: Crystal Glass
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Cupping Glass >> C Words
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