optic lens
- noun
- /ˈɑptɪk lɛnz/
- Specialized
:
lente óptica
- She adjusted the optic lens on her telescope to get a clearer view of the stars.
Examples
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The optic lens in the camera helped capture stunning photographs of the landscape.
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The scientist used an optic lens to study the details of the tiny insects.
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- It's a wireless fiber optic lens, latest technology, CIA kind of stuff.
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A fiber-optic lens was hidden in the hinge, and the camera, the same kind as the one installed in Skolnick's Lincoln, was powered by a lithium battery the size of a brick, concealed in the case.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
175
2.5
A clear curved piece of glass or plastic that focuses light
A curved piece of clear glass or plastic that focuses light in cameras and microscopes
How Focused
- Specialized
2
3.8
- Specialized
175
2.5
7
2.9
16
2.9
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'optic' (relating to vision) modifies 'lens' (a device that focuses light), yielding a lens used for vision or optical instruments. This is a standard noun–modifier construction common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand the phrase.
Etymology
Optic lens likely comes from two simple ideas: optic meaning 'seeing' and lens named after a little bean because early glass pieces looked bean-shaped. So an optic lens is literally a curved piece of glass that helps you 'see' better by bending light, which is why we use it in glasses and instruments today.