of or relating to a galaxy with a large central bulge, small disc, but no spiral arms, intermediate in shape between spiral and elliptical galaxies
Word origin
C17: from Latin lenticulāris like a lentil
lenticular in American English
(lɛnˈtɪkjulər)
adjective
1.
shaped like a lentil or biconvex lens
2.
of a lens
3.
of the lens of the eye
4.
designating or of a projection screen made up of a series of small cylindrical lenses set on the surface: the screen is very bright over a wide angle of viewing