释义 |
lens /lenz/ noun (pl lensˈes)- A piece of transparent matter (glass, plastic, etc) with one or both surfaces curved to cause regular convergence or divergence of rays passing through it
- The refracting structure (crystalline lens) between the crystalline and vitreous humours of the eye
- A mechanical equivalent of the human lens on a camera, allowing the subject image to fall on the eye or (on the opening of the shutter) the film plane (see also fisheye lens under fish1, telephoto lens under telephoto, and wide-angle under wide)
- A contact lens
- A device to influence the direction of sound waves (acoustic lens)
- (with cap) the lentil genus
transitive verb and intransitive verb (informal)To shoot (a cinema film) ORIGIN: L lēns, lentis lentil lens hood noun A piece fitted around or over a camera lens to shield it from a direct source of light lensˈman noun (informal) A cameraman electron lens Any arrangement of electrodes designed to influence the direction of cathode rays |