LENS
Scrabble letter values: L1E1N1S1 = 4
Definition
- noun a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images. — synonyms: lense, lens_system
- noun genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils. — synonyms: genus_Lens
- noun (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood.
- noun biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye. — synonyms: crystalline_lens, lens_of_the_eye
- noun electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons. — synonyms: electron_lens
Examples
- “the writer is the lens through which history can be seen”
- “its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina”