lense
Definition
Noun: 1. A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images: A piece of glass or other transparent material, with curved surfaces, that causes light rays to bend (refract). It is a fundamental component in devices like cameras, eyeglasses, microscopes, and telescopes to focus light and create clear images.
Usage Notes
- The word "lense" is a common but non-standard spelling. The standard and correct spelling is "lens".
- It is a countable noun. The standard plural form is "lenses".
- It is typically used to refer to the physical object. Figurative uses (e.g., "through the lens of history") almost exclusively use the standard spelling "lens".
Examples
- Noun:
- I need to clean the camera lense before we take the photo.
- Her new eyeglasses have very thin lenses.
- The microscope uses a powerful objective lense to magnify the sample.
Advanced Usage
- "To view something through a particular lense": (Figurative, though "lens" is the standard spelling) To consider or interpret a subject from a specific perspective or framework.
- We can analyze the novel through a feminist lense.
Variants and Related Words
- Lens (n): The standard and correct spelling for the optical device.
- Lenses (n): The standard plural form.
- Lensed (adj): Equipped with a lens or lenses.
- A heavily lensed telescope.
- Lensless (adj): Without a lens.
- Compound Words:
- Contact lens: A thin lens placed directly on the surface of the eye.
- Zoom lens: A camera lens with an adjustable focal length.
- Fisheye lens: An ultra-wide-angle lens that produces a distorted, panoramic image.
Synonyms
- Optical lens: (More formal) Emphasizes its function in manipulating light.
- Glass: (Informal, especially in photography) Refers to a camera lens.
- He invested in some new glass for his camera.
Related Phrases
- To change lenses: To remove one camera lens and attach another.
- The photographer changed lenses to get a wider shot.
- A scratch on the lens: Physical damage to the surface of the lens.
Related Idioms
- Rose-colored glasses/lenses: (Idiom) An unduly optimistic or idealistic perspective. Note: The idiom is most commonly "glasses," but "lenses" is sometimes used.
- He views his childhood through rose-colored lenses.
Noun
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a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
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