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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

lense, lens system

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

crystalline lens, lens of the eye

noun, as in genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils

genus Lens

noun, as in electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons

electron lens

What does lens mean?5

noun

1

a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images

2

biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina

3

genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils

4

electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons

5

(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.

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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

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Forms of lens

as a noun

plural
lenses