lenticular

[ len-tik-yuh-ler ]

/ lɛnˈtɪk yə lər /

adjective

of or relating to a lens.

biconvex; convexo-convex.

resembling the seed of a lentil in form; lentil-shaped.

Origin of lenticular

1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin lenticulāris lentillike, equivalent to lenticul(a) (see lenticle) + -āris-ar¹

OTHER WORDS FROM lenticular

len·tic·u·lar·ly, adverbpost·len·tic·u·lar, adjectivesub·len·tic·u·lar, adjective

Words nearby lenticular

Lenten, lentic, lenticel, lenticle, lenticonus, lenticular, lenticular ansa, lenticular astigmatism, lenticular capsule, lenticular cataract, lenticular cloud

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Example sentences from the Web for lenticular

Shell subcircular, lenticular, about as long as broad, strongly compressed.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel
The crystalline lens is a small body of a crystalline appearance and lenticular shape, whence its name.
Popular Technology; Volume 2|Edward Hazen
The ore lies in lenticular and tabular masses, ranging in thickness from one to more than fifty feet.
The History of Cuba, vol. 5|Willis Fletcher Johnson
It is a lenticular plaque of rock crystal, 4½ inches in diameter, engraved in intaglio, with the history of Susanna.
Jewellery|H. Clifford Smith,

Sometimes the inner medullary shell is spherical, the outer ellipsoidal or lenticular.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel

British Dictionary definitions for lenticular

lenticular

lentiform (ˈlɛntɪˌfɔːm)

/ (lɛnˈtɪkjʊlə) /

adjective

Also: lentoid (ˈlɛntɔɪd) shaped like a biconvex lens

of or concerned with a lens or lenses

shaped like a lentil seed

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 for lenticular

C17: from Latin lenticulāris like a lentil

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Medical definitions for lenticular

lenticular

[ lĕn-tĭk′yə-lər ]

adj.

Of or relating to a lens.

Shaped like a biconvex lens.

单词	lenticular
释义	lenticular [ len-tik-yuh-ler ] / lɛnˈtɪk yə lər / adjective of or relating to a lens. biconvex; convexo-convex. resembling the seed of a lentil in form; lentil-shaped. Origin of lenticular 1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin lenticulāris lentillike, equivalent to lenticul(a) (see lenticle) + -āris-ar¹ OTHER WORDS FROM lenticular len·tic·u·lar·ly, adverbpost·len·tic·u·lar, adjectivesub·len·tic·u·lar, adjective Words nearby lenticular Lenten, lentic, lenticel, lenticle, lenticonus, lenticular, lenticular ansa, lenticular astigmatism, lenticular capsule, lenticular cataract, lenticular cloud Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lenticular Shell subcircular, lenticular, about as long as broad, strongly compressed. Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index\|Ernst Haeckel The crystalline lens is a small body of a crystalline appearance and lenticular shape, whence its name. Popular Technology; Volume 2\|Edward Hazen The ore lies in lenticular and tabular masses, ranging in thickness from one to more than fifty feet. The History of Cuba, vol. 5\|Willis Fletcher Johnson It is a lenticular plaque of rock crystal, 4½ inches in diameter, engraved in intaglio, with the history of Susanna. Jewellery\|H. Clifford Smith, Sometimes the inner medullary shell is spherical, the outer ellipsoidal or lenticular. Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)\|Ernst Haeckel British Dictionary definitions for lenticular lenticular lentiform (ˈlɛntɪˌfɔːm) / (lɛnˈtɪkjʊlə) / adjective Also: lentoid (ˈlɛntɔɪd) shaped like a biconvex lens of or concerned with a lens or lenses shaped like a lentil seed 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 for lenticular C17: from Latin lenticulāris like a lentil 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 Medical definitions for lenticular lenticular [ lĕn-tĭk′yə-lər ] adj. Of or relating to a lens. Shaped like a biconvex lens. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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