gravitational lens

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === gravitational lens (plural gravitational lenses) (astronomy) A distribution of matter whose gravitational field bends the path of light rays sufficiently to distort, magnify or multiply images of more distant objects. ==== Related terms ==== gravitational lensing gravitational microlensing ==== Translations ==== === See also === Einstein ring === Further reading === Strong gravitational lensing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Weak gravitational lensing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Gravitational lensing formalism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia