lens
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- noun
- /lɛnz/
:
lente
- The scientist adjusted the lens to focus on the specimen under the microscope.
- camera lens
- zoom lens
- aperture of the lens
When you're born, this lens is clear and thin.
- When you're born, this lens is clear and thin.
- Like what's in front of the lens is all you get with this.
- These are individually wrapped eyeglass lens cleaners.
- And for that reason daily lenses are strongly encouraged.
- What would be some maybe lens adapters, different things.
- You know Peter, how to do those Lenses, Glasses.
- Wide lens, long lens, long lens was the second shot.
Examples
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Make sure you take the lens cap off this time.
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So take your lens and point it that way.
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Now look right into the lens right here and give me that look you just gave me.
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So there is a wide lens, a normal lens and a telephoto lens.
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So the focal point of this lens is right about here.
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The video camera, with a wide-angle lens.
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I bought a macro lens for my iPhone.
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These are individually wrapped eyeglass lens cleaners.
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He polished the lens of his camera to ensure clear pictures.
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The eye's lens helps to focus light onto the retina.
Synonyms
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A thin lens you wear on your eye to help you see
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2.9
A curved glass or plastic piece that focuses light onto the camera sensor
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3.9
A camera lens that makes faraway things look closer
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7.0
A lens on a microscope or telescope closest to the object
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3.9
The lens nearest the object in a microscope or telescope that makes the main image
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3.9
A system of several lenses lined up to make images clearer or larger
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4.2
A group of curved glass parts that bend light to make images, for example in cameras or microscopes
A curved piece of clear glass or plastic that focuses light in cameras and microscopes
A lens that is thicker in the center and brings light to a point
A lens that brings light rays to a single point
The curved piece of glass in a microscope or telescope nearest the object that makes the first image
The lens in a microscope or telescope nearest the thing you look at
A curved piece of glass at the far end of devices like binoculars or microscopes that gives a wider view
A very small glass piece that makes tiny things look bigger in a microscope
A thin lens made of rings that focuses light for lighthouses and projectors
A clear curved part behind the colored part of the eye that focuses light onto the back of the eye
A clear part behind the colored part of the eye that focuses light on the back of the eye
A clear artificial lens placed in the eye to replace a cloudy natural lens after cataract surgery
A curved piece of glass or plastic that helps you see things more clearly in instruments
A lens curved inward on one side and outward on the other that focuses light
A lens that is thinner in the middle than at the edges and makes parallel light rays spread out
A device that uses electric or magnetic fields to focus a beam of electrons
Idioms
Compounds
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A camera lens that shows more of a scene, makes near objects look bigger, and stretches edges
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3.7
A camera lens that lets you make distant objects appear nearer without changing lenses
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An attachment that fits the front of a camera lens to block stray light and protect it
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3.9
A system of several lenses lined up to make images clearer or larger
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4.2
A group of curved glass parts that bend light to make images, for example in cameras or microscopes
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3.9
The lens nearest the object in a microscope or telescope that makes the main image
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5.4
A camera part with a wide opening that blurs backgrounds for photos of people
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A small glass piece you attach to a camera to focus on objects close to the camera
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A lens that is thinner in the middle than at the edges and makes parallel light rays spread out
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A lens made from a kind of clear glass that gives sharp images with little color blur
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A clear curved part behind the colored part of the eye that focuses light onto the back of the eye
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A lens that makes parallel light rays spread out after passing through it
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A device that uses electric or magnetic fields to focus a beam of electrons
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A small artificial lens placed in the eye that moves to help you see near and far
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A lens made of more than one part that reduces color blur in camera images
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A lens that makes images sharp across the whole picture without distortion
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A curved piece of glass at the far end of devices like binoculars or microscopes that gives a wider view
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A thin lens made of rings that focuses light for lighthouses and projectors
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A plant grown for lentils, with edible seeds and leaves used as animal feed
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A clear artificial lens placed in the eye to replace a cloudy natural lens after cataract surgery
A clear part behind the colored part of the eye that focuses light on the back of the eye
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A very small glass piece that makes tiny things look bigger in a microscope
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An artificial lens with one focus placed in the eye to give clear distance vision after cataract surgery
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An artificial device put in the eye that helps you see near and far without glasses
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A clear artificial lens placed inside the eye to replace the natural lens after cataract surgery
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A small clear plastic piece put in the eye to replace the part that focuses light after cataract surgery
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The curved piece of glass in a microscope or telescope nearest the object that makes the first image
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A curved piece of glass or plastic that helps you see things more clearly in instruments
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A curved piece of clear glass or plastic that focuses light in cameras and microscopes
How Focused
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Lens comes from the Latin word lens, which meant 'lentil' because early pieces of curved glass looked like a small round lentil; those curved pieces bend and focus light. So the name fits the object that helps the eye, camera, or instruments focus.