lens

Letters that make lens

s, e, l, n are letters that make 'lens'

Words within lens

en, LE are words within 'lens'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of lens

lense, glens are words created by adding a letter to 'lens'

4 possible definitions for 'lens'

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

Under this definition, lens is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

electron lens has the same meaning as lens

lens as a type

'lens' can be a type of electronic equipment.

Lens as "a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images"

Under this definition, lens is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

lense, lens system have the same meaning as 'lens'

lens as a type

'lens' can be a type of optical device.

Types of lens

anastigmat, anastigmatic lens, camera lens, optical lens, condenser, contact lens, converging lens, convex lens, crown lens, concave lens, meniscus, monocle, eyeglass, objective lens, object lens, object glass, compound lens, optical condenser, contact, ocular, diverging lens, eyepiece, field lens, Fresnel lens, intraocular lens, objective are types of 'lens'.

lens as a part

'lens' can be a part of optical instrument.

Lens as "biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye, its role (along with the cornea) is to focuses light on the retina"

Under this definition, lens is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

crystalline lens, lens of the eye have the same meaning as 'lens'

lens as a type

'lens' can be a type of organ.

lens as a part

'lens' can be a part of eye, oculus, optic.

Parts of lens

lens cortex, cortex, lens capsule are parts of 'lens'.

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

Under this definition, lens is a noun and has the following properties:

lens as a type

'lens' can be a type of line, channel, communication channel.

lens Usage

'lens' can be a useage of trope, figure of speech, figure, image.

Example of lens used within this context

"the writer is the lens through which history can be seen"


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