lens
An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes…An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.
» I'm looking for my contact lens.
Ich suche meine Kontaktlinse.
Я ищу свои контактные линзы.
Я шукаю свою контактну лінзу.
Meaning
8 sensesAn object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.
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ли́нзаlínza, объекти́вobʺjektív
лі́нзаlínza, об'єкти́вobʺjektýv, сочкаsočka
A device which focuses or defocuses other waves or radiation, such as microwave radiation, electron beams, sound waves (acoustic lenses), or explosions (explosive lenses).
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со́чкаsóčka
A convex shape bounded by two circular arcs, joined at their endpoints, the corresponding concave shape being a lune.
ли́нзаlínza
The transparent crystalline structure in the eye.
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хруста́ликxrustálik
кришта́ликkryštályk
A body of rock, ice, or water shaped like a convex lens.
A convex layer of fresh groundwater that floats above the denser saltwater, usually found on small coral or limestone islands and atolls.
A construct used in statically-typed functional programming languages to access nested data structures.
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чечеви́цаčečevíca
(broadly, figuratively)A way of looking, literally or figuratively, at something.
- a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
- electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons
- biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina
- (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood
Examples
43 sentencesI'm looking for my contact lens.
Я шукаю свою контактну лінзу.
ruЯ ищу свои контактные линзы.
deIch suche meine Kontaktlinse.
Help me find my contact lens.
Допоможи мені знайти мої контактні лінзи.
Tom lost a contact lens.
Том загубив контактну лінзу.
ruТом потерял контактную линзу.
deTom verlor eine Kontaktlinse.
Tom found my contact lens.
Том знайшов мої контактні лінзи.
ruТом нашёл мои контактные линзы.
deTom hat meine Kontaktlinse gefunden.
Tom couldn't find his contact lens.
ruТом не мог найти свои контактные линзы.
deTom konnte seine Kontaktlinse nicht finden.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin lēns (“lentil”), with Medieval Latin later taking on the sense of “lenBorrowed from Latin lēns (“lentil”), with Medieval Latin later taking on the sense of “lens”, a semantic loan from Arabic عَدَسَة (ʕadasa, “lentil; optic lens”); the similar shape is the common factor.
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Forms
plural: lensesSynonyms
8 synonyms- a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images:lenselens system
- electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons:electron lens
- biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina:crystalline lenslens of the eye
- genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils:genus Lens