lens

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lens Definition

• (n) a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
• (n) genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils
• (n) (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood; "the writer is the lens through which history can be seen"
• (n) biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; it focuses light waves on the retina
• (n) electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons

lens Synonyms

• crystalline lens
• electron lens
• genus Lens
• lens
• lens system
• lense