A combination of two or more such pieces, sometimes with other optical devices such as prisms, used to form an image for viewing or photographing. Also called compound lens.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A device that causes radiation other than light to converge or diverge by an action analogous to that of an optical lens.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A ground or molded piece of glass, plastic, or other transparent material with opposite surfaces either or both of which are curved, by means of which light rays are refracted so that they converge or diverge to form an image.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A transparent, biconvex body of the eye between the iris and the vitreous humor that focuses light rays entering through the pupil to form an image on the retina.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A piece of transparent material (as glass) that has two opposite regular surfaces either both curved or one curved and the other plane and that is used either singly or combined in an optical instrument for forming an image by focusing rays of light.
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verb-transitive
Informal To make a photograph or movie of.
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verb
To make a motion picture of.
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geographical name
City France of Lille 36,192.
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