lens
An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.
Noun 4 meanings
An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.
A device which focuses or defocuses other waves or radiation, such as microwave radiation, electron beams, sound waves (acoustic lenses), or explosions (explosive lenses).
A convex shape bounded by two circular arcs, joined at their endpoints, the corresponding concave shape being a lune.
The transparent crystalline structure in the eye.
Verb 2 meanings
To film, shoot.
To become thinner towards the edges.
Etymology
Borrowed 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.
LENS at a glance
LENS has 4 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (L 1 + E 1 + N 1 + S 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,338 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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