lens


Definition: Meaning of, lens in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / lɛnz /

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  1. the part of a camera through which the light travels before it reaches the film
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  2. a piece of curved glass or plastic which makes things look bigger, smaller, or clearer when you look through it
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  3. the clear part inside your eye that FOCUS es so you can see things clearly
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  4. a CONTACT LENS
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Lens


Definition: Meaning of, Lens in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / lɛnz /

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  1. genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils
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Lens used in phrases

  • Fresnel lens (noun)
    1. lens composed of a number of small lenses arranged to make a lightweight lens of large diameter and short focal length
  • Lens culinaris (noun)
    1. widely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodder
  • accommodating lens implant (noun)
    1. thus mimicking the natural lens of a young person a lens implant containing a hinge that allows for both near and far vision
  • achromatic lens (noun)
    1. a compound lens system that forms an image free from chromatic aberration
  • anastigmatic lens (noun)
    1. a lens designed to correct astigmatism
  • camera lens (noun)
    1. a lens that focuses the image in a camera
  • closeup lens (noun)
    1. a photographic lens with a short focal length used to take pictures at short ranges
  • compound lens (noun)
    1. a lens system consisting of two or more lenses on the same axis
  • concave lens (noun)
    1. a lens such that a parallel beam of light passing through it is caused to diverge or spread out
  • contact lens (noun)
    1. a small round piece of plastic that you put on your eye to help you see clearly
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