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lens
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- pronunciation:
- lenz
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
lenses |
| definition 1: |
a piece of molded or ground transparent material such as glass, whose surfaces are curved so as to cause the divergence or convergence of light rays passing through it.
- similar words:
- eye
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| definition 2: |
a complex of such pieces, as in a camera or telescope.
- similar words:
- eye
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| definition 3: |
a part of the eye that focuses light rays to form an image on the retina.
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| related words: |
glass, objective |
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