Lens
- proper noun
- /lɛnz/
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- I have a great job at Lens Shapers.
Examples
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by Media Lens / July 23rd, 2012
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OK, at outside Lens, they had a comedy tent.
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You came here from Lens.
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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?
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Rise and shine, Mr. Lens Man.
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This is the Aqueduct of the Lens, one of the final links in this chain.
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Park Avenue is scheduled on the PBS series Independent Lens for Monday
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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.
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In gardens around the world, many people grow the Lens plants for their edible seeds.
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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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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A system of several lenses lined up to make images clearer or larger
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A group of curved glass parts that bend light to make images, for example in cameras or microscopes
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The lens nearest the object in a microscope or telescope that makes the main image
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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
Surface Forms
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.