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ens, leens, lems, len, lenns, lenss, lenz, llens

Lens — synonyms, definition

1. lens (Noun)

14 synonyms
adjustment aperture crystalline lens electron lens exposure genus Lens glass lens of the eye lens system lense looking glass mirror pane shutter
5 definitions

lens (Noun) — A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images.

lens (Noun) — (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood. ex. "the writer is the lens through which history can be seen"

lens (Noun) — Biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focuses light on the retina.

lens (Noun) — Electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons.

lens (Noun) — Genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils.

7 types of
channel communication channel electronic equipment line optical device organ rosid dicot genus
26 types
Fresnel lens anastigmat anastigmatic lens camera lens compound lens concave lens condenser contact contact lens converging lens convex lens crown lens diverging lens eyeglass eyepiece field lens intraocular lens meniscus monocle object glass • • •
3 parts
cortex lens capsule lens cortex
6 parts of
Papilionoideae eye oculus optic optical instrument subfamily Papilionoideae

2. lens (Verb)

1 definition

lens (Verb) — Cause light to bend, as with a lens. ex. "the glass lensed the light"