lens
/lɛnz/noun1 syllable
Lens means: a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images.
Synonyms for lens6
noun, as in a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
noun, as in biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina
noun, as in genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils
noun, as in electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons
What does lens mean?5
noun
a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina
genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils
electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons
(metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood“the writer is the lens through which history can be seen”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with lens?4
Lens in a sentence
- With contact lenses, you have more accurate vision than you would with glasses.wallebot
- Beware of cameras with long lenses, lest you get snapped in a compromising situation.patgfisher
- Thanks to plastic lenses, modern glasses are much lighter than older ones.araneo
- Without her contact lenses, she can't see clearly.Micsmithel
- Will you find my contact lens for me?orcrist
- I see the world through a lens of possibility.Igider
- The contact lens would end up costing more than the glasses.Nylez
- Everyone looks at everything through their own lens.rul
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of lens
as a noun
- plural
- lenses