lens

🇺🇸 /lenz/ 🇬🇧 /lenz/
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noun
B2

A curved piece of glass or plastic that makes things look bigger, smaller, or clearer when you look through it.

The lens in my glasses helps me see things clearly.

B2

The part of a camera that has one or more lenses to take pictures.

The camera lens helps capture clear photos of faraway objects.

B2

A small, thin plastic piece you put on your eye to help you see better.

I wear a contact lens to see clearly without glasses.

R

The clear part inside your eye that helps you see by focusing light.

The eye lens focuses light so you can see things clearly.

translation

n. A curved piece of glass or plastic that makes things look bigger, smaller, or clearer when you look through it.; The part of a camera that has one or more lenses to take pictures.; A small, thin plastic piece you put on your eye to help you see better.; The clear part inside your eye that helps you see by focusing light.

Word Forms

Plural lenses