lens

[ lenz ]

/ lɛnz /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR lens ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural lens·es.

a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.

a combination of such pieces.

some analogous device, as for affecting sound waves, electromagnetic radiation, or streams of electrons.

Anatomy. crystalline lens.

Geology. a body of rock or ore that is thick in the middle and thinner toward the edges, similar in shape to a biconvex lens.

verb (used with object)

Movies. to film (a motion picture).

Origin of lens

First recorded in 1685–95; from New Latin, special use of Latin lēns “a lentil” (from its shape); see lentil

OTHER WORDS FROM lens

lensless, adjectivelenslike, adjectiveun·lensed, adjective

Words nearby lens

leno, Lenoir, Lenore, Lenôtre, Lenox, lens, lensboard, lensectomy, lens hood, lensman, lens pit

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for lens

Instead, we have to see this sort of behavior in humans through an entirely different lens, that recognizes how important our cultural systems are in determining what we do as men and women, boys and girls.
No, Animals Do Not Have Genders - Facts So Romantic|Cailin O'Connor|August 26, 2020|Nautilus
That’s a slight downgrade from the similar lens in the S20 Ultra, which had 10X and 100X zooming capabilities.
Samsung Note20 Ultra review: Why this big phone works for the COVID era|Aaron Pressman|August 18, 2020|Fortune
Companies are having to rethink every aspect of the business through this new lens of rising costs and the on-location experience not being what it was just a few months ago.
SEO in the second half of 2020: Five search opportunities to act on now|Jim Yu|August 17, 2020|Search Engine Watch
Each card gives the reader a different lens on the election.
How We Designed The Look Of Our 2020 Forecast|Anna Wiederkehr (anna.wiederkehr@abc.com)|August 13, 2020|FiveThirtyEight

For Americans, that might mean that questions of whether to stay home, wear a mask or to see friends and family without social distancing are filtered through a partisan lens.
Republicans And Democrats See COVID-19 Very Differently. Is That Making People Sick?|Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux|July 23, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
It reminded me a bit of an alternative take on The Wolf of Wall Street—through the Toni and Candace lens.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The camera dollied backward along the length of the tower's staircase while simultaneously its lens zoomed forward.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I see my personal experiences as a lens to look at something much bigger.
Meghan Daum On Tackling The Unspeakable Parts Of Life|David Yaffe|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She holds a young girl closely inside her oversized fur coat; both gaze into lens.
London’s Pagan Counterculture Kings|Justin Jones|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On the porch, before I go, Peterson looks at me through the lens of a small digital camera before training it on his front lawn.
Gosta Peterson's Bohemian Rhapsody: Unpacking a Photographer's '60s Secrets|Lizzie Crocker|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The lens is surrounded by a metal case or lantern, in which is placed the electric lamp upon a slide for focussing.
Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare|C. W. Sleeman
By this time McKelvie had opened the cash box and was engaged in peering at the stoneless ring through his lens.
The Mystery of the Hidden Room|Marion Harvey
On dissection, the third eye will be found lying immediately beneath the skin; it has a lens, retina, and optic nerve.
The Dawn of Reason|James Weir
The effect of the operation on the lens varies considerably.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
"I thought that a lens would absorb ultra-violet light," objected the signal officer.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1930|Victor Rousseau

British Dictionary definitions for lens (1 of 2)

lens

/ (lɛnz) /

noun

a piece of glass or other transparent material, used to converge or diverge transmitted light and form optical images

Also called: compound lens a combination of such lenses for forming images or concentrating a beam of light

a device that diverges or converges a beam of electromagnetic radiation, sound, or particlesSee electron lens

anatomy See crystalline lens

Other words from lens

Related adjective: lenticular

Word Origin for lens

C17: from Latin lēns lentil, referring to the similarity of a lens to the shape of a lentil

British Dictionary definitions for lens (2 of 2)

Lens

/ (lenz, French lɑ̃) /

noun

an industrial town in N France, in the Pas de Calais department; badly damaged in both World Wars. Pop: 36 206 (1999)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for lens (1 of 2)

lens

A piece of transparent material, such as glass, that forms an image from the rays of light passing through it. (See focal length, refraction, and telescope.)

Cultural definitions for lens (2 of 2)

lens

A clear, almost spherical structure located just behind the pupil of the eye. The lens focuses waves of light on the retina.

Medical definitions for lens

lens

[ lĕnz ]

n. pl. lens•es

A ground or molded piece of glass, plastic, or other transparent material with opposite surfaces either or both of which are curved, by means of which light rays are refracted so that they converge or diverge to form an image.

A transparent, biconvex body of the eye between the iris and the vitreous humor that focuses light rays entering through the pupil to form an image on the retina.

Other words from lens

lensed adj.

Scientific definitions for lens

lens

[ lĕnz ]

A transparent structure behind the iris of the eye that focuses light entering the eye on the retina.

A piece of glass or plastic shaped so as to focus or spread light rays that pass through it, often for the purpose of forming an image.
A combination of two or more such lenses, as in a camera or telescope. Also called compound lens

A device that causes radiation to converge or diverge by an action analogous to that of an optical lens. The system of electric fields used to focus electron beams in electron microscopes is an example of a lens.

单词	lens
释义	lens [ lenz ] / lɛnz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lens ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural lens·es. a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision. a combination of such pieces. some analogous device, as for affecting sound waves, electromagnetic radiation, or streams of electrons. Anatomy. crystalline lens. Geology. a body of rock or ore that is thick in the middle and thinner toward the edges, similar in shape to a biconvex lens. verb (used with object) Movies. to film (a motion picture). Origin of lens First recorded in 1685–95; from New Latin, special use of Latin lēns “a lentil” (from its shape); see lentil OTHER WORDS FROM lens lensless, adjectivelenslike, adjectiveun·lensed, adjective Words nearby lens leno, Lenoir, Lenore, Lenôtre, Lenox, lens, lensboard, lensectomy, lens hood, lensman, lens pit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lens Instead, we have to see this sort of behavior in humans through an entirely different lens, that recognizes how important our cultural systems are in determining what we do as men and women, boys and girls. No, Animals Do Not Have Genders - Facts So Romantic\|Cailin O'Connor\|August 26, 2020\|Nautilus That’s a slight downgrade from the similar lens in the S20 Ultra, which had 10X and 100X zooming capabilities. Samsung Note20 Ultra review: Why this big phone works for the COVID era\|Aaron Pressman\|August 18, 2020\|Fortune Companies are having to rethink every aspect of the business through this new lens of rising costs and the on-location experience not being what it was just a few months ago. SEO in the second half of 2020: Five search opportunities to act on now\|Jim Yu\|August 17, 2020\|Search Engine Watch Each card gives the reader a different lens on the election. How We Designed The Look Of Our 2020 Forecast\|Anna Wiederkehr (anna.wiederkehr@abc.com)\|August 13, 2020\|FiveThirtyEight For Americans, that might mean that questions of whether to stay home, wear a mask or to see friends and family without social distancing are filtered through a partisan lens. Republicans And Democrats See COVID-19 Very Differently. Is That Making People Sick?\|Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux\|July 23, 2020\|FiveThirtyEight It reminded me a bit of an alternative take on The Wolf of Wall Street—through the Toni and Candace lens. Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness\|Marlow Stern\|January 7, 2015\|DAILY BEAST The camera dollied backward along the length of the tower's staircase while simultaneously its lens zoomed forward. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days\|David Freeman\|December 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST I see my personal experiences as a lens to look at something much bigger. Meghan Daum On Tackling The Unspeakable Parts Of Life\|David Yaffe\|December 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST She holds a young girl closely inside her oversized fur coat; both gaze into lens. London’s Pagan Counterculture Kings\|Justin Jones\|October 12, 2014\|DAILY BEAST On the porch, before I go, Peterson looks at me through the lens of a small digital camera before training it on his front lawn. Gosta Peterson's Bohemian Rhapsody: Unpacking a Photographer's '60s Secrets\|Lizzie Crocker\|September 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The lens is surrounded by a metal case or lantern, in which is placed the electric lamp upon a slide for focussing. Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare\|C. W. Sleeman By this time McKelvie had opened the cash box and was engaged in peering at the stoneless ring through his lens. The Mystery of the Hidden Room\|Marion Harvey On dissection, the third eye will be found lying immediately beneath the skin; it has a lens, retina, and optic nerve. The Dawn of Reason\|James Weir The effect of the operation on the lens varies considerably. A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)\|Various "I thought that a lens would absorb ultra-violet light," objected the signal officer. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1930\|Victor Rousseau British Dictionary definitions for lens (1 of 2) lens / (lɛnz) / noun a piece of glass or other transparent material, used to converge or diverge transmitted light and form optical images Also called: compound lens a combination of such lenses for forming images or concentrating a beam of light a device that diverges or converges a beam of electromagnetic radiation, sound, or particlesSee electron lens anatomy See crystalline lens Other words from lens Related adjective: lenticular Word Origin for lens C17: from Latin lēns lentil, referring to the similarity of a lens to the shape of a lentil British Dictionary definitions for lens (2 of 2) Lens / (lenz, French lɑ̃) / noun an industrial town in N France, in the Pas de Calais department; badly damaged in both World Wars. Pop: 36 206 (1999) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lens glass, spectacles, contact, optic, monocle, meniscus, bifocal, trifocal Cultural definitions for lens (1 of 2) lens A piece of transparent material, such as glass, that forms an image from the rays of light passing through it. (See focal length, refraction, and telescope.) Cultural definitions for lens (2 of 2) lens A clear, almost spherical structure located just behind the pupil of the eye. The lens focuses waves of light on the retina. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for lens lens [ lĕnz ] n. pl. lens•es A ground or molded piece of glass, plastic, or other transparent material with opposite surfaces either or both of which are curved, by means of which light rays are refracted so that they converge or diverge to form an image. A transparent, biconvex body of the eye between the iris and the vitreous humor that focuses light rays entering through the pupil to form an image on the retina. Other words from lens lensed adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for lens lens [ lĕnz ] A transparent structure behind the iris of the eye that focuses light entering the eye on the retina. A piece of glass or plastic shaped so as to focus or spread light rays that pass through it, often for the purpose of forming an image. A combination of two or more such lenses, as in a camera or telescope. Also called compound lens A device that causes radiation to converge or diverge by an action analogous to that of an optical lens. The system of electric fields used to focus electron beams in electron microscopes is an example of a lens. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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lens

noun, plural lens·es.

verb (used with object)

Origin of lens

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British Dictionary definitions for lens (1 of 2)

noun

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Word Origin for lens

British Dictionary definitions for lens (2 of 2)

noun

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Cultural definitions for lens (1 of 2)

Cultural definitions for lens (2 of 2)

Medical definitions for lens

n. pl. lens•es

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Scientific definitions for lens