lens
(lenz )
Word forms: lenses
1. countable noun
A lens is a thin curved piece of glass or plastic used in things such as cameras, telescopes, and pairs of glasses. You look through a lens in order to make things look larger, smaller, or clearer.
...a camera lens.
I packed your sunglasses with the green lenses.
2. countable noun [usually singular]
In your eye, the lens is the part behind the pupil that focuses light and helps you to see clearly.
3. See also contact lens, telephoto lens, wide-angle lens, zoom lens
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Translations:
Chinese: 镜头
Japanese: レンズ
- above all
- above all else
- above board
- aboveboard
- above board
- above-board
- above board
- above example
- above expectations
- above ground
- above ground/below ground
- above the law
- above-the-line promotion
- abracadabra
- abrade
- abrasion
- abrasive
- abrasive manner
- abrasive particles
- abrasive personality
- abrasive style
- abrasive surface
- abreast
- abreast of
- a breath of fresh air