noun Download 🔗Share An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it. Examples : "The photographer used a special lens to capture the beautiful details of the flower. " physics technology device science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A device which focuses or defocuses electron beams. Examples : "The scientist adjusted the electron microscope's lens to focus the beam on the tiny sample. " technology electronics physics device machine science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A convex shape bounded by two circular arcs, joined at their endpoints, the corresponding concave shape being a lune. Examples : "The astronomer used a special lens to observe the craters on the moon. " math figure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A genus of the legume family; its bean. Examples : "My grandmother's garden has a row of lens plants. " plant food vegetable agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The transparent crystalline structure in the eye. Examples : "The doctor examined the patient's lens to check for any problems with their vision. " physiology organ anatomy part biology medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (earth science) A body of rock, ice, or water shaped like a convex lens. Examples : "The geologist studied the unusual lens of ice embedded in the mountainside. " geology geography science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A construct used in statically-typed functional programming languages to access nested data structures. Examples : "The program used a lens to easily extract the student's grade from the school database. " computing technical language logic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension) A way of looking, literally or figuratively, at something. Examples : "My sister's lens on the family's problems was often optimistic, even when things seemed difficult. " way aspect technology science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To film, shoot. Examples : "The photographer will lens the school play next week. " media entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To become thinner towards the edges. Examples : "The fabric of the new trousers lens as you get to the bottom hem, creating a graceful taper. " appearance technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading