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Definitions for Lens

[1] a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
[2] a combination of such pieces.
[3] some analogous device, as for affecting sound waves, electromagnetic radiation, or streams of electrons.
[4] Anatomy . crystalline lens.
[5] Geology . a body of rock or ore that is thick in the middle and thinner toward the edges, similar in shape to a biconvex lens.
[6] Movies . to film (a motion picture).
[7] a male given name, form of Leonard.
[8] a piece of glass or other transparent material, used to converge or diverge transmitted light and form optical images
[9] Also called: compound lens a combination of such lenses for forming images or concentrating a beam of light
[10] a device that diverges or converges a beam of electromagnetic radiation, sound, or particles See electron lens
[11] anatomy See crystalline lens
[12] an industrial town in N France, in the Pas de Calais department; badly damaged in both World Wars. Pop: 36 206 (1999)

Words related to Lens

glass, spectacles, contact, optic, monocle, meniscus, bifocal, trifocal

Words nearby Lens

lenny, leno, lenoir, lenore, lenox, lens, lens hood, lens pit, lens stars, lens turret, lens vesicle

Origin of Lens

1685–95; < New Latin, special use of Latin lēns a lentil (from its shape); see lentil

Other words from Lens

lens·less , adjective
lens·like , adjective
un·lensed , adjective
Related adjective: lenticular
lensed adj.

Word origin for Lens

C17: from Latin lēns lentil, referring to the similarity of a lens to the shape of a lentil

Synonyms for Lens

glass, contact, meniscus, monocle, optic, spectacles, bifocal, trifocal