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noun (plural lenses)
  1. An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.
  2. A device which focuses or defocuses electron beams.
  3. (geometry) A shape comprising two circular arcs, joined at their endpoints.
  4. (biology) A genus of the legume family.
  5. (anatomy) The transparent crystalline structure in the eye.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: lens
  • French: lentille
  • German: Linse , Objektiv (camera lens)
  • Italian: lente
    1. Italian, lente
      • Japanese: ã�¬ã�³ã�º (renzu)
      • Spanish: lente
      Etymology: '', a "lentil bean"

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