What does lenticular mean?

Definitions for lenticular
lɛnˈtɪk yə lərlentic·u·lar

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. biconvex, convexo-convex, lenticular, lentiformadjective

    convex on both sides; shaped like a lentil

Wiktionary

  1. lenticularnoun

    A lenticular image.

  2. lenticularnoun

    A lenticular galaxy.

  3. lenticularadjective

    Of or pertaining to a lens.

  4. lenticularadjective

    Shaped like a biconvex lens.

  5. lenticularadjective

    Relating to a lenticular image.

  6. Etymology: From lenticularis, from lens.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Lenticularadjective

    Doubly convex; of the form of a lens.

    Etymology: lenticulaire, French.

    The crystalline humour is of a lenticular figure, convex on both sides. John Ray, on Creation.

ChatGPT

  1. lenticular

    Lenticular refers to anything that is in the form of or relating to a lens, particularly having a shape similar to a double-convex lens, being convex on both sides. This term is commonly used in various fields such as photography, geology, and biology. For example, in photography, lenticular printing is a technology used to create images with an illusion of depth or the ability to change or move when viewed from different angles. Meanwhile, in geology, a lenticular bed is a lens-shaped mass of strata. In biology, a lenticular nucleus is a part of the brain.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Lenticularadjective

    resembling a lentil in size or form; having the form of a double-convex lens

  2. Etymology: [L. lenticularis: cf. F. lenticulaire. See Lenticel.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Lenticular

    len-tik′ū-lar, adj. resembling a lens or lentil seed: double-convex—also Len′tiform.—n. Len′ticel (bot.), a loose, lens-shaped mass of cells belonging to the corky layer or periderm of plants.—adj. Lenticel′late.—n. Lentic′ula, a small lens: a lenticel: a freckle—also Len′ticule.—adv. Lentic′ularly.—adjs. Lentig′erous, having a crystalline lens; Len′toid, lens-shaped. [L. lenticularislenticula, dim. of lens, a lentil.]

Entomology

  1. Lenticular

    round, doubly convex; like a lens or lentil.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lenticular in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lenticular in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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