| objective | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. aim, object, objective, target | the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable).; "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" |
| ~ goal, end | the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it.; "the ends justify the means" |
| ~ grail | the object of any prolonged endeavor. |
| ~ business | an immediate objective.; "gossip was the main business of the evening" |
| ~ point | the object of an activity.; "what is the point of discussing it?" |
| ~ thing | a special objective.; "the thing is to stay in bounds" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. object glass, object lens, objective, objective lens | the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed. |
| ~ compound microscope | light microscope that has two converging lens systems: the objective and the eyepiece. |
| ~ lens, lens system, lense | a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images. |
| ~ optical telescope | an astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources. |
| adj. | 3. nonsubjective, objective | undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena.; "an objective appraisal"; "objective evidence" |
| ~ clinical | scientifically detached; unemotional.; "he spoke in the clipped clinical monotones typical of police testimony" |
| ~ neutral, impersonal | having no personal preference.; "impersonal criticism"; "a neutral observer" |
| ~ verifiable | capable of being verified.; "a verifiable account of the incident" |
| adj. (pertain) | 4. accusative, objective | serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes.; "objective case"; "accusative endings" |
| ~ grammar | the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics). |
| adj. | 5. documentary, objective | emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation.; "objective art" |
| ~ real, existent | being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory.; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!" |
| adj. | 6. objective | belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events.; "objective benefits"; "an objective example"; "there is no objective evidence of anything of the kind" |
| ~ concrete | capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary.; "concrete objects such as trees" |
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