Definitions for lens
lɛnzlens

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.6 / 13 votes

1. lens, lense, lens systemnoun

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

2. Lens, genus Lensnoun

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

3. lensnoun

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

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

4. lens, crystalline lens, lens of the eyenoun

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

5. lens, electron lensnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lensnoun

   An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.

2. lensnoun

   A device which focuses or defocuses electron beams.

3. lensnoun

   A convex shape bounded by two circular arcs, joined at their endpoints, the corresponding concave shape being a lune.

4. lensnoun

   A genus of the legume family; its bean.

5. lensnoun

   The transparent crystalline structure in the eye.

6. lensnoun

   A way of looking, literally or figuratively, at something.

7. lensverb

   To film, shoot.

8. lensverb

   To become thinner towards the edges.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lensnoun

   A glass spherically convex on both sides, is usually called a lens; such as is a burning-glass, or spectacle-glass, or an object glass of a telescope. Isaac Newton Opticks.

   According to the difference of the lenses, I used various distances. Isaac Newton, Opticks.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lens

   Lens is a 2012 song by Canadian-American recording artist Alanis Morissette, released as the second single from her eighth studio album, Havoc and Bright Lights. The song was written by Morissette and Guy Sigsworth, and produced by Sigsworth and Joe Chiccarelli. The song was played at most shows of Guardian Angel Tour.

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1. lens

   A lens is a transparent optical device that affects the focusing of a light beam through refraction. It is usually made of glass or plastic and has one or more curved surfaces which can either converge or diverge light rays, forming an image. Lenses are commonly used in eyeglasses, cameras, microscopes, telescopes and various other optical instruments.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Lensnoun

   a piece of glass, or other transparent substance, ground with two opposite regular surfaces, either both curved, or one curved and the other plane, and commonly used, either singly or combined, in optical instruments, for changing the direction of rays of light, and thus magnifying objects, or otherwise modifying vision. In practice, the curved surfaces are usually spherical, though rarely cylindrical, or of some other figure

2. Etymology: [L. lens a lentil. So named from the resemblance in shape of a double convex lens to the seed of a lentil. Cf. Lentil.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Lens

   The crystalline lens is a transparent, biconvex structure in the eye that, along with the cornea, helps to refract light to be focused on the retina. The lens, by changing shape, functions to change the focal distance of the eye so that it can focus on objects at various distances, thus allowing a sharp real image of the object of interest to be formed on the retina. This adjustment of the lens is known as accommodation. Accommodation is similar to the focusing of a photographic camera via movement of its lenses. The lens is more flat on its anterior side than on its posterior side. The lens is also known as the aquula or crystalline lens. In humans, the refractive power of the lens in its natural environment is approximately 18 dioptres, roughly one-third of the eye's total power.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Lens

   a piece of glass adapted as convex or concave so as to change the direction of the rays of light passing through it and magnify or diminish the apparent size of an object.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lens

   The glass of a telescope, or of a microscope, with curved surfaces like a lentil, whence the name.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lens

   A parish and town of France, in the department Pas-de-Calais, 9 miles from Arras. A battle was fought here in 1648, between the Spanish forces and those of the Prince of Condé, in which the latter gained the victory.

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1. LENS

   What does LENS stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the LENS acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

2. Lens

   Lens vs. Lense -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Lens and Lense.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LENS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lens is ranked #74141 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Lens surname appeared 261 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Lens.
   
   65.9% or 172 total occurrences were White.
   26.8% or 70 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.6% or 7 total occurrences were Black.
   2.3% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.3% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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1. • Channel
   • Electronic Equipment
   • Optical Device
   • Rosid Dicot Genus

How to pronounce lens?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say lens in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lens in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lens in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of lens in a Sentence

1. Dag Hammarskjld:

   If you seek yourself,...you rob the lens of its transparency.... You will know life and be acknowledged by it according to your degree of transparency, your capacity, that is, to vanish as an end, and remain purely as a means.

2. Andy Carroll:

   This generation sees letters as a very quaint, bygone thing that people used to do, but what they contain is some of the most extraordinary, most powerful sentiments and emotions because everything is more vibrant through the lens of warfare.

3. The National:

   Yellowstone regulations require visitors to stay 100 yards from black and grizzly bears at all times. The best defense is to stay a safe distance from bears and use binoculars, a telescope or telephoto lens to get a closer look.

4. Robi Ludwig:

   All of our experiences help us to see life through a more multi-dimensional lens. These experiences are often assets, not limitations, that help us to navigate our world from a more empathic and kinder place.

5. Veneeta Eason:

   It gives you a wider viewing area to view all kinds of reading material, whether it’s digital or print, so that your eyes don’t have to converge as sharply as with a traditional lens – that’s what fatigues the [eye] muscles, these lenses are for the consumer that is a little bit older, the generation X, the baby boomer. They are the ones that have traditionally worn bifocals.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lens
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lens
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=lens
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lens
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=lens
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Lens
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=lens
10. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
11. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html