Lens Meaning

There are 5 meaning(s) for word Lens

Meaning 1 : genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils

    Synonyms : genus lens
Meaning 2 : electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons

    Synonyms : electron lens
Meaning 3 : a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images

    Synonyms : lens system,  lense
Meaning 4 : biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina

    Synonyms : crystalline lens,  lens of the eye
Meaning 5 : (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood

    Example : the writer is the lens through which history can be seen

How to Pronounce Lens

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