nnoun.artifacta transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form imagesSynset:lens system lense
Part Holonyms:optical instrument
Hypernyms:optical device
Inherited Hypernyms:lensoptical devicedeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Fresnel lensanastigmatanastigmatic lenscamera lenscompound lensconcave lenscondensercontactcontact lensconverging lensconvex lenscrown lensdiverging lenseyeglasseyepiecefield lensintraocular lensmeniscusmonocleobject glassobject lensobjectiveobjective lensocularoptical condenseroptical lens
Full Hyponyms:abbe condenserachromatic lensanastigmatanastigmatic lenscamera lenscloseup lenscompound lenscondensercontactconverging lenscrown lensdiverging lenseyepiecefield lensfresnel lensintraocular lensmeniscusmonocleobjectiveportrait lenssunglasstelephoto lenswide-angle lens
nnoun.plantgenus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentilsSynset:Lens genus Lens
Member Holonyms:Papilionoideae subfamily Papilionoideae
Hypernyms:rosid dicot genus
Inherited Hypernyms:lensrosid dicot genusdicot genusgenustaxonomic groupbiological groupgroupabstractionentity
nnoun.communication(metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understoodDomain Usage:figurefigure of speechimagetrope
Examples:- the writer is the lens through which history can be seen
Hypernyms:channel communication channel line
Inherited Hypernyms:lenschannelcommunicationacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.bodybiconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retinaSynset:crystalline lens lens of the eye
Part Holonyms:eye oculus optic
Hypernyms:organ
Inherited Hypernyms:lensorganbody partpartthingphysical entityentity
Part Meronyms:lens capsule cortex lens cortex
nnoun.artifactelectronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electronsSynset:electron lens
Hypernyms:electronic equipment
Inherited Hypernyms:lenselectronic equipmentequipmentinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity