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lensa piece of glass or other transparent material with curved sides for concentrating or dispersing light rays

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a piece of glass or other transparent material with curved sides for concentrating or dispersing light rays

Pronunciation (IPA): /lenz/

Korean meaning: 빛을 굴절시키는 곡면을 가진 유리나 투명한 재료

Korean pronunciation: 렌즈 (강세: 렌즈)

Example Sentences

  • My glasses lens fell out while I was running from a zombie in my dream.
  • The photographer used a telephoto lens to capture the shy celebrity hiding behind a tree.
  • She needs a new lens for her camera to take professional photos.

lens

NOUN

//lenz//

a piece of glass or other transparent material with curved sides for concentrating or dispersing light rays

lens concept
💡 Concept

Glass lens concentrates light rays

lens rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Through the lens, I see tens of pens!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/lenz/
🇬🇧 UK/lenz/

🌳Etymology

Rootlens

Origin

라틴어 'lens'에서 유래했는데, 이는 '렌틸콩'을 의미했습니다. 렌즈의 모양이 렌틸콩처럼 볼록한 모양을 닮았기 때문에 이런 이름이 붙었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

tenshenspensdens
tens
hens
pens
dens

🔗Collocations

contact lens
camera lens
zoom lens
lens cap
wide-angle lens
prescription lens
telephoto lens

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My glasses lens fell out while I was running from a zombie in my dream.

😄 Fun example

The photographer used a telephoto lens to capture the shy celebrity hiding behind a tree.

She needs a new lens for her camera to take professional photos.

The scientist examined the specimen through a powerful lens.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

opticglasseyepieceoptical element

Antonyms

opaque materialbarrier

Related

focusrefractionmagnifyopticalcameraglassesmicroscope

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