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lens
[ lenz ]
noun
- a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- a combination of such pieces.
- some analogous device, as for affecting sound waves, electromagnetic radiation, or streams of electrons.
- Anatomy. crystalline lens.
- Geology. a body of rock or ore that is thick in the middle and thinner toward the edges, similar in shape to a biconvex lens.
verb (used with object)
- Movies. to film (a motion picture).
Lens
1/ lɑ̃; lenz /
noun
- an industrial town in N France, in the Pas de Calais department; badly damaged in both World Wars. Pop: 36 206 (1999)
lens
2/ ɛԳ /
noun
- a piece of glass or other transparent material, used to converge or diverge transmitted light and form optical images
- Also calledcompound lens a combination of such lenses for forming images or concentrating a beam of light
- a device that diverges or converges a beam of electromagnetic radiation, sound, or particles See electron lens
- anatomy See crystalline lens
lens
/ ĕԳ /
- A transparent structure behind the iris of the eye that focuses light entering the eye on the retina.
- A piece of glass or plastic shaped so as to focus or spread light rays that pass through it, often for the purpose of forming an image.
- A combination of two or more such lenses, as in a camera or telescope.
- A device that causes radiation to converge or diverge by an action analogous to that of an optical lens. The system of electric fields used to focus electron beams in electron microscopes is an example of a lens.
lens
2- A piece of transparent material, such as glass, that forms an image from the rays of light passing through it. ( See focal length , refraction , and telescope .)
Other yvlog Forms
- Բl adjective
- Բl adjective
- ܲ·Բ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of lens1
Example Sentences
Protagonist Jamie doesn't have any female friends, and appears to view relations with the opposite sex through a lens of dominance and manipulation.
There are annual conferences where medical professionals and other experts discuss the deaths and illnesses of historic figures through the lens of modern medicine.
Huang’s AW25 collection “Muzzy Picnic” was inspired by the designer’s own brief experience with vision loss, reflecting the dreamy, hazy sensation of viewing life through a “muzzy” lens.
As even Wolfe noted, “every player is an individual and sees the world through his lens and his background and upbringing.”
In an editorial for The Voice of Fashion magazine, Ms Vasudev argues that the outrage needs to be examined from a critical lens.
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