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noun : LENS
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images ;
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2. (
) genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils ;
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3. (
) (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood; "the writer is the lens through which history can be seen" ;
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4. (
) biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina ;
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5. (
) electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons ;
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