单词 | lensing |
释义 | lensingn.2 1. Geology. The fact or manner of lensing out (lens v.). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > sedimentary formation > [noun] > stratum > position or direction of strata > narrowing wedging1819 pinch and swell1916 lensing1923 pinch-out1928 1923 F. H. Lahee Field Geol. (ed. 2) v. 88 (heading) Pinching or lensing of strata. 1953 Bull. Amer. Assoc. Petroleum Geologists 37 1048 The lensing is not cumulative; the following beds tend to smooth off the effect of a pinch-out. 2. The making of a film; the taking of a photograph or photographs. slang (originally U.S.). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > action of taking photograph > [noun] photographing1850 lensing1942 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > filming > [noun] camerawork1858 chronophotography1895 filming1909 motion photography1912 picturizing1916 shooting1920 take1920 shoot1929 lensing1942 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > filming > [noun] > making of film lensing1942 1942 Variety 28 Oct. 4 (heading) U.S. Signal Corps turning out army of ultra pix technicians for combat lensing. 1983 Listener 4 Aug. 33/4 Your correspondent was fortunate enough to secure an interview with the delightful Miss Bergen..during the lensing of this masterpiece. 1990 Bop Oct. 34/1 England's capital city, London, was home to the hazel-eyed actor during the lensing of the flick! 3. Physics and Astronomy. Effects resembling those produced by a lens or lenses, esp. a bending or focusing of light or other radiation by a strong gravitational field (cf. gravitational lens n. at gravitational adj. Additions) or by inhomogeneities in refractive index caused by non-uniform heating. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > lens > [noun] > effects resembling those produced by lens lensing1970 macrolensing1986 1970 Appl. Optics 9 1727 (heading) Simple measurement of thermal lensing effects in laser rods. 1977 Jrnl. Chem. Physics 66 667/2 It is hoped that in the near future the spectral range of the highly sensitive thermal lensing spectroscopy will be greatly extended. 1981 Nature 12 Feb. 533/1 The differences in redshift [of the quasars] rule out any kind of gravitational lensing of a single object. 1988 Nature 17 Mar. 234/1 (heading) Gravitational radiation and gravitational lensing as a source of electromagnetic bursts. 1992 New Scientist 29 Feb. 21/2 Although each image will look like a normal star that is not being lensed by the black hole, the researchers think there could be a way of telling whether gravitational lensing is really taking place. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online September 2019). lensingadj. Astronomy. That causes lensing of light or other radiation. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > heavenly body > [adjective] > that causes lensing of light or radiation lensing1984 1984 Science 10 Feb. 574/3 None of the lensing galaxies lie in a straight line with their quasar images. 1988 Nature 24 Nov. 358/1 From the enhancement of the quasar surface density in the vicinity of the galaxies we are able to draw some general conclusions about the distribution of the lensing matter. 1989 C. Will in P. Davies New Physics ii. 13/1 The number and characteristics of the images..can be used as a probe of the mass distribution of the lensing galaxy or cluster of galaxies. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online June 2018). > as lemmasˈlensing ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [noun] > making thinningc1000 lensingc1175 slenderizing1932 weight-reducing1958 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > fasting > [noun] > wearing away flesh by fasting lensingc1175 macerationa1492 macerating1583 c1175 Lamb. Hom. 147 Ac he munegeð us an oðer rode to berene þet is inemned Carnis maceratio fleises lensing. c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 207 An oðer [rode]..þat is cleped Carnis maceracio þat is lichames hlensing. < n.21923adj.1984 as lemmas |
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