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Lens (Noun)

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

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina.

Nouns denoting body parts.

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

Nouns denoting plants.

(metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood; "the writer is the lens through which history can be seen".

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images.

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

The camera's lens was dirty and needed to be cleaned before taking any more photos.
She put on her glasses, which had a lens that corrected her nearsightedness.
The microscope's lens magnified the tiny cells on the slide, allowing the scientist to study them in detail.
The telescope's lens was so powerful that it could see distant galaxies and stars.
The photographer carefully adjusted the lens on her camera to get the perfect shot of the sunset.