closeup lens
- noun
- /ˈkloʊsˌʌp lɛnz/
- Specialized
:
lente de acercamiento
- She attached a closeup lens to her camera to photograph the tiny flowers.
Examples
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The closeup lens captured every detail of the insect.
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He bought a new closeup lens for his nature photography assignment.
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A closeup lens allows photographers to capture fine details in small objects.
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She used a closeup lens for the flower photograph.
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A closeup lens allows photographers to capture fine details in small objects.
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He bought a new closeup lens for his nature photography assignment.
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She attached a closeup lens to her camera to photograph the tiny flowers.
How Close
- Specialized
- Specialized
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5
4.0
- Specialized
5
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
closeup + lens
The noun 'closeup lens' is compositionally built from 'close-up' (meaning at a short distance) and 'lens' (an optical device); a learner who knows these constituents can infer it is a lens designed for focusing at close distances. This straightforward compound follows common English noun + modifier patterns and has clear cross-linguistic parallels, so its meaning is immediately recoverable.
Etymology
Closeup lens comes from what it does: closeup means 'very near' and lens is the glass that focuses an image. A closeup lens is a small extra lens you put on a camera so it can focus on things very close and show fine detail.