lens

lens
noun
  1. a piece of glass or other transparent substance with curved sides for concentrating or dispersing light rays, used singly (as in a magnifying glass) or with other lenses (as in a telescope)
    透镜,镜片
    ■the light-gathering device of a camera, typically containing a group of compound lenses
    (照相机)镜头
    ■(Physics)an object or device which focuses or otherwise modifies the direction of movement of light, sound, electrons, etc
    (物理)(聚集光、声、电子等或改变其方向的)透镜
    ■(Anatomy). short for crystalline lens
    (剖)。 crystalline lens 的简称
    ■short for contact lens
    contact lens. 的简称
派生
lensed
adjective
lensless
adjective
语源
  1. late 17th cent.: from Latin, lentil (because of the similarity in shape)
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