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Lens

Lens

3 9.1
A group of small upright or climbing plants that include the lentil plant
  • proper noun
  • /lɛnz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : lente
  • I have a great job at Lens Shapers.

Examples

  • by Media Lens / July 23rd, 2012

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  • OK, at outside Lens, they had a comedy tent.

  • You came here from Lens.

  • If, however, you want to get rid of the Shopping Lens entirely, here is the command to do that:

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  • OK, so Lens, what's going on over there, man?

  • Rise and shine, Mr. Lens Man.

  • This is the Aqueduct of the Lens, one of the final links in this chain.

  • Park Avenue is scheduled on the PBS series Independent Lens for Monday

    Blog text (18)
  • Today's press briefing featured the first image from MAHLI, the Mars Hand Lens Imager, so it's time for me to dive into this camera's capabilities.

    Blog text (31)
  • In gardens around the world, many people grow the Lens plants for their edible seeds.

Idioms

Looking at something from a certain point of view

See something in a new way to understand it better

Compounds

33 2.5

A thin lens you wear on your eye to help you see

7 2.9

A curved glass or plastic piece that focuses light onto the camera sensor

telephoto lens
  • Specialized
5 3.9

A camera lens that makes faraway things look closer

wide-angle lens
  • Specialized
5 4.0

A camera lens that shows more of a scene, makes near objects look bigger, and stretches edges

zoom lens
  • Specialized
5 3.7

A camera lens that lets you make distant objects appear nearer without changing lenses

5 2.6

A cover that you put on a camera lens to protect it from dust and damage

1 5.0

A camera lens that makes a very wide view look curved and distorted

lens hood
  • Specialized
1 4.4

An attachment that fits the front of a camera lens to block stray light and protect it

compound lens
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A system of several lenses lined up to make images clearer or larger

lens system
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A group of curved glass parts that bend light to make images, for example in cameras or microscopes

1 3.0

A removable cap that protects a camera lens from dust and scratches

objective lens
  • Specialized
1 3.9

The lens nearest the object in a microscope or telescope that makes the main image

portrait lens
  • Specialized
1 5.4

A camera part with a wide opening that blurs backgrounds for photos of people

closeup lens
  • Specialized
5.3

A small glass piece you attach to a camera to focus on objects close to the camera

concave lens
  • Specialized
4.6

A lens that is thinner in the middle than at the edges and makes parallel light rays spread out

converging lens
  • Specialized
5.0

A lens that brings light rays to a single point

convex lens
  • Specialized
4.4

A lens that is thicker in the center and brings light to a point

crown lens
  • Specialized
7.3

A lens made from a kind of clear glass that gives sharp images with little color blur

crystalline lens
  • Specialized
5.5

A clear curved part behind the colored part of the eye that focuses light onto the back of the eye

diverging lens
  • Specialized
6.5

A lens that makes parallel light rays spread out after passing through it

electron lens
  • Specialized
7.4

A device that uses electric or magnetic fields to focus a beam of electrons

6.5

A small artificial lens placed in the eye that moves to help you see near and far

achromatic lens
  • Specialized
6.9

A lens made of more than one part that reduces color blur in camera images

anastigmatic lens
  • Specialized
9.6

A lens that makes images sharp across the whole picture without distortion

field lens
  • Specialized
7.3

A curved piece of glass at the far end of devices like binoculars or microscopes that gives a wider view

Fresnel lens
  • Specialized
8.6

A thin lens made of rings that focuses light for lighthouses and projectors

Lens culinaris
  • Specialized
6.8

A plant grown for lentils, with edible seeds and leaves used as animal feed

lens implant
  • Specialized
4.1

A clear artificial lens placed in the eye to replace a cloudy natural lens after cataract surgery

lens louse
  • Specialized
9.9

A small animal that lives on fish in aquariums and harms them

A person who makes lenses for glasses to correct vision

lens nucleus
  • Specialized
7.0

Central part of the eye lens surrounded by the outer layer

A way of looking at things based on past experiences

A clear part behind the colored part of the eye that focuses light on the back of the eye

lens capsule
  • Specialized
7.2

A thin clear covering around the eye that holds the lens in place

lens cortex
  • Specialized
7.6

The outer layer of the lens around its middle part in the eye

microscopic lens
  • Specialized
4.4

A very small glass piece that makes tiny things look bigger in a microscope

5.2

An artificial lens with one focus placed in the eye to give clear distance vision after cataract surgery

6.3

An artificial device put in the eye that helps you see near and far without glasses

5.1

A clear artificial lens placed inside the eye to replace the natural lens after cataract surgery

intraocular lens
  • Specialized
4.6

A small clear plastic piece put in the eye to replace the part that focuses light after cataract surgery

object lens
  • Specialized
7.0

The curved piece of glass in a microscope or telescope nearest the object that makes the first image

optic lens
  • Specialized
4.2

A curved piece of glass or plastic that helps you see things more clearly in instruments

optical lens
  • Specialized
3.9

A curved piece of clear glass or plastic that focuses light in cameras and microscopes

Surface Forms

Lens main

Etymology

Lens comes from the Latin word lens, meaning 'lentil', and it is the same root as the English word lentil. So Lens is the scientific name for the group of plants that produce the lentil we eat.