lens cap
5
2.6
- noun
- /lɛnz kæp/
:
tapa de lente
- He carefully placed the lens cap back on his camera to prevent dust from getting inside.
- take the lens cap
- remove the lens cap
- lens cap for a camera
Dang it, we got a lens cap for my Sony because I'm always losing those.
- Dang it, we got a lens cap for my Sony because I'm always losing those.
- Undo the bundle, slide off the built in lens cap attached, unfold it.
- It's like, it's like a little machine gun got to take the lens cap off course.
- You know it looks like a little camera lens cap lid very cute.
Examples
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He sighs and puts the lens cap back on the camera.
Fiction book (1991) -
She puzzled for a minute and then removed the lens cap.
Fiction book (1992) -
Make sure you take the lens cap off this time.
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Did you remember to take the lens cap off the camera?
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You gotta take the lens cap off first.
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Sir, did you remove the lens cap?
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I left my lens cap on.
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Forgot to take off the lens cap.
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The lens cap is on.
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Open the lens cap.
Synonyms
116
1.0
A cover that fits over the top of a container like a bottle
1
3.0
A removable cap that protects a camera lens from dust and scratches
How Protective
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a cover placed over a camera lens' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'lens' (an optical element) with 'cap' (a removable cover). The compound follows a common noun+noun composition pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the intended protective cover meaning.
Etymology
The phrase lens cap paints a simple image: a small cap like a hat that fits over a camera lens to keep out dust and scratches. That's why today a lens cap means a removable cover used 'to protect' the lens 'when not in use'.