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lens - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
lens
Definition
(noun) a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
Synonyms
:
lens system
,
lense
Definition
(noun) genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils
Synonyms
:
genus lens
Definition
(noun) (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood
Example Sentence
the writer is the lens through which history can be seen
Definition
(noun) biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focuses light on the retina
Synonyms
:
crystalline lens
,
lens of the eye
Definition
(noun) electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons
Synonyms
:
electron lens
Word used in video below:
text: through a contemporary lens at that
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