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lens

UK/lɛnz/ US/ˈlɛnz/ fairly common

noun

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genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils

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3.

(metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood

  • “the writer is the lens through which history can be seen”
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biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; it focuses light waves on the retina

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5.

electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons

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  • achromatic lens Terms derived from lens (noun)
  • Barlow lens Terms derived from lens (noun)
  • best form lens Terms derived from lens (noun)
  • burning lens Terms derived from lens (noun)
  • capsule of lens Terms derived from lens (noun)
  • circle contact lens Terms derived from lens (noun)
  • circle lens Terms derived from lens (noun)
  • close-up lens Terms derived from lens (noun)

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