Greek Meaning of lens

φακός

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Definitions and Meaning of lens in English

Wordnet

lens (n)

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

genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils

(metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood

biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina

electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons

Webster

lens (n.)

A piece of glass, or other transparent substance, ground with two opposite regular surfaces, either both curved, or one curved and the other plane, and commonly used, either singly or combined, in optical instruments, for changing the direction of rays of light, and thus magnifying objects, or otherwise modifying vision. In practice, the curved surfaces are usually spherical, though rarely cylindrical, or of some other figure.

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φακός

a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images, genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and sm

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lenocinant => ληνός, leno => Λινό, lennox robinson => Λένοξ Ρόμπινσον, lennon => Λένον, lennoaceae => Lennoaceae,