Lens

noun
lɛnz

Noun

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

    the writer is the lens through which history can be seen

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

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

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

    Similar:Lense
  • biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina

    Type of:Organ

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