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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 focus
Familiarity information: CONVEX LENS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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