lense

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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
  1. a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images

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