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Lens

noun
/lɛnz/
Word Frequency: 13.6

Definitions

1.nounAn object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.
2.nounA device which focuses or defocuses electron beams.
3.nounA convex shape bounded by two circular arcs, joined at their endpoints, the corresponding concave shape being a lune.
4.nounA genus of the legume family; its bean.
5.nounThe transparent crystalline structure in the eye.
6.noun(earth science) A body of rock, ice, or water shaped like a convex lens.
7.nounA construct used in statically-typed functional programming languages to access nested data structures.
8.noun(by extension) A way of looking, literally or figuratively, at something.
9.verbTo film, shoot.
10.verbTo become thinner towards the edges.

Synonyms

crystalline lenselectron lensgenus lenslens systemeyepiecemirrorfocusopticslightmonoclecameralighting

Rhymes With

contendscleansebensmenspenstensbenzdens
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