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1lens-shaped — a. Lentiform, lenticular …
2Lens — The transparent structure inside the eye that focuses light rays onto the retina (the nerve layer that lines the back of the eye, senses light and creates impulses that go through the optic nerve to the brain). The lens was named after the lentil …
3lens — I. noun Etymology: New Latin lent , lens, from Latin, lentil; from its shape Date: 1673 1. a. a piece of transparent material (as glass) that has two opposite regular surfaces either both curved or one curved and the other plane and that is used… …
4Lens — can refer to: NOTOC In optics*Lens (optics), an optical element which converges or diverges light **Lens (anatomy), a part of the eye **Corrective lens for correction of human vision ***Contact lens, placed on the cornea of the eye **Photographic …
5Lens (optics) — For other uses, see Lens. A lens. Lenses can be used to focus light. A lens is an optical device with perfect or approximate axial symmetry which tra …
6Lens hood — In photography, a lens hood or lens shade is a device used on the end of a lens to block the sun or other light source in order to prevent glare and lens flare.The geometry of the lens hood can vary from a plain conical section (much like a lamp… …
7Shaped charge — Sectioned high explosive anti tank round with the inner shaped charge visible …
8lens hood — noun a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera • Syn: ↑hood • Hypernyms: ↑attachment • Part Holonyms: ↑camera, ↑photographic camera, ↑television camera, ↑ …
9Lens (geology) — In geology a lens is a body of ore or rock or a deposit that is thick in the middle and thin at the edges, resembling a convex lens in cross section. Adjective: lenticular .A lens can also refer to an irregular shaped formation consisting of a… …
10lens — [17] The Latin word for a ‘lentil’ was lēns; and when 17th century scientists wanted a term for a round biconvex (lentil shaped) piece of glass, they needed to look no further than lens. English lentil [13] itself comes via Old French from Latin… …
