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lensing galaxy
  کهکشان ِ لنزنده  
kahkeâân-e lenzandé
Fr.: galaxie amplificatrice  

A galaxy that acts as a → gravitational lens. The effect can also be due to a cluster of galaxies.

See also: → lensing; → galaxy.