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CONVEX LENS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does convex lens mean? 

CONVEX LENS (noun)
  The noun CONVEX LENS has 1 sense:

1. lens such that a beam of light passing through it is brought to a point or focusplay

  Familiarity information: CONVEX LENS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CONVEX LENS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Lens such that a beam of light passing through it is brought to a point or focus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

converging lens; convex lens

Hypernyms ("convex lens" is a kind of...):

lens; lens system; lense (a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "convex lens"):

sunglass (a convex lens that focuses the rays of the sun; used to start a fire)


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