contact lens
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈkɒntækt lɛnz/
:
lente de contacto
- After my eye exam, I decided to try wearing contact lenses instead of glasses.
- wear contact lenses
- glasses and contact lenses
So I put in my contact lenses and then I can see.
- So I put in my contact lenses and then I can see.
- If your eyeglasses or contact lenses have UV protection, that's OK.
- But the true purpose is to make the eyes stand out and coloured contact lenses do that.
- If someone touches an infected person's genitals and then rubs his or own eye or touches a contact lens, the infection can spread to the eye.
- I found a contact lens on my guasha.
- And it's a great, it's a great pricing case because the contact lenses for chickens cost nothing.
Examples
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Do you have any trouble seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses?
Academic text (2006) -
We'll access the web through our contact lenses, not laptops, going online in the blink of an eye -- literally.
Academic text (2012) -
So I put in my contact lenses and then I can see.
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We have the correct contact lens case as well.
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You gotta start wearing contact lenses.
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You can put contact lenses in, change green eyes to brown or to purple or black if you want, whatever you like.
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These contact lenses are hurting.
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Before taking such a radical step, I thought I should try contact lenses one last time.
Academic text (2007) -
Well into my college years, contact lenses continued to be useful to me socially and athletically.
Academic text (2007) -
Faith brightens again as Leslie pulls a contact lens case from her purse.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
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2.5
A clear curved piece of glass or plastic that focuses light
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5.6
A thin lens worn directly on the eye to correct vision
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a thin lens worn directly on the eye' is directly derivable from combining 'contact' (touching/making contact) with 'lens' (an optical device), i.e. a lens that contacts the eye. This noun–noun compound follows a transparent, cross-linguistic compositional pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would very likely infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The noun contact lens comes from the simple image of a lens that is in contact, or touching, with the eye. Because it sits right on the eye, the term now means a thin lens worn on the eye 'to correct vision' or for other uses.