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lenses

/lɛnzɪz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.
  2. A device which focuses or defocuses electron beams.
  3. A convex shape bounded by two circular arcs, joined at their endpoints, the corresponding concave shape being a lune.
  4. A genus of the legume family; its bean.
  5. The transparent crystalline structure in the eye.
  6. (earth science) A body of rock, ice, or water shaped like a convex lens.
  7. To film, shoot.
  8. To become thinner towards the edges.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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