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Lens Cap: Snaps or clips onto the lens for protection.

Anamorphic Lens: Lens capable of compressing a wide angle of view into a standard frame.

Mid-Capitalization (Mid-Cap) Stock: A mid-cap stock is one issued by a corporation whose market capitalization falls in a range between $2 billion and $10 billion, making it larger than a small-cap stock but smaller than a lar . . . View Full Definition

Micro-Cap Stock: A micro-cap stock is one with a smaller market capitalization — sometimes much smaller — than stocks described as small-caps. (Market capitalization is figured by multiplying the current mar . . . View Full Definition

Micro Lens: Is a lens for microscopic photography. Not to be confused with a macro lens.

Midcap: A stock with a capitalization of usually between $1 billion and $5 billion.

Midcap Spdrs: This is the same as a SPDR, except that the index it tracks is Standard & Poor's Midcap 400. This SPDR also trades on the AMEX, under the symbol MDY.

Mirror Lens: Is a lens system which uses mirrors within its internal construction. Most lenses of this type have a mixture of reflecting and refracting optics and are known as catadioptric lenses.

Milling Capacity: The maximum amount of material that a mill can produce in a unit of time.

Meniscus Lens: Is a simple lens consisting of a single piece off glass, thicker at the center than at the edges. It has one concave and one convex face.