Lens (Noun)
Meaning 1
Electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 2
A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 3
Biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina.
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Nouns denoting body parts.
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Meaning 4
Genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils.
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Nouns denoting plants.
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Meaning 5
(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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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.