converging lens
- noun
- /kənˈvɜrdʒɪŋ lɛnz/
- Specialized
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lente convergente
- A converging lens is often used in magnifying glasses to focus light on a point.
Examples
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A converging lens focuses light rays to a single point.
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Microscopes typically use a converging lens system to enlarge tiny objects.
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His experiment clearly demonstrated how a converging lens could form an image on a screen.
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The converging lens is essential for magnifying images.
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A converging lens is often used in magnifying glasses to focus light on a point.
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His experiment clearly demonstrated how a converging lens could form an image on a screen.
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Microscopes typically use a converging lens system to enlarge tiny objects.
Synonyms
A lens that is thicker in the center and brings light to a point
Antonyms
- Specialized
A lens that makes parallel light rays spread out after passing through it
How Convergent
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: a learner who knows 'converge' (to come together at a point) and 'lens' (a device that focuses light) can infer that a 'converging lens' is a lens that makes rays meet at a focus. This technical but literal combination is cross-linguistically common and follows transparent noun + participle naming patterns, so a B1 learner knowing the constituents should understand it.
Etymology
Converging lens is named for how the lens makes light rays come together. Think of sunlight passing through a piece of glass and meeting in one bright spot; the word converging shows 'coming together' and lens is the glass, so it means 'to focus' light to a point.
