LENSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lense mean? 

• LENSE (noun)
  The noun LENSE has 1 sense:

1. a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images

  Familiarity information: LENSE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LENSE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

lens; lens system; lense

Hypernyms ("lense" is a kind of...):

optical device (a device for producing or controlling light)

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

anastigmatic lens (a lens designed to correct astigmatism)

object glass; object lens; objective; objective lens (the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed)

eyeglass; monocle (lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles)

meniscus ((optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other)

intraocular lens (an artificial lens that is implanted into the eye of someone to replace a damaged natural lens or someone who has had a cataract removed)

Fresnel lens (lens composed of a number of small lenses arranged to make a lightweight lens of large diameter and short focal length)

field lens (the lens that is farthest from the eye in an optical device with more than one lens)

eyepiece; ocular (combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments)

concave lens; diverging lens (a lens such that a parallel beam of light passing through it is caused to diverge or spread out)

crown lens (a lens made of optical crown glass)

converging lens; convex lens (lens such that a beam of light passing through it is brought to a point or focus)

contact; contact lens (a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication)

condenser; optical condenser (lens used to concentrate light on an object)

compound lens (a lens system consisting of two or more lenses on the same axis)

camera lens; optical lens (a lens that focuses the image in a camera)

anastigmat (compound lens or lens system designed to be free of astigmatism and able to form approximately point images)

Holonyms ("lense" is a part of...):

optical instrument (an instrument designed to aid vision)

 Context examples 

Issue associated with being off-center of optical lenses.

(Optical Decentration Medical Device Problem, Food and Drug Administration)

A microscope is an optical instrument that uses a combination of lenses to produce magnified images of very small objects

(Microscope, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called: Contact Lenses, Glasses, Protective Eye Wear, Contact lenses, Eyeglasses

(Eye Wear, NIH)

Frames with lenses worn in front of the eye for vision correction, eye protection, or protection from UV rays.

(Glasses, NCI Thesaurus)

An optical instrument that uses a combination of lenses to produce magnified images of very small objects

(Microscope Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

An exam of the inside of the back of the eye using an ophthalmoscope (a flashlight-sized instrument with a light source and a set of rotating lenses).

(Direct ophthalmoscopy, NCI Dictionary)

Researchers recommend limiting screen time, applying screen filters, wearing computer glasses that block blue light, or use anti-reflective lenses to offset the effects of artificial light at nighttime.

(Artificial Light of Digital Devices Lessens Sleep Quality, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

These microscopes have bulky lenses and specialized optical components that are difficult to scale down and implement in a small, portable device.

(Smartphone microscope detects nanoparticles and viruses, NIH)

It involves passing light transmitted through or reflected from the subject through a series of lenses to be detected directly by the eye, imaged on a photographic plate, or captured digitally.

(Light Microscopy, NCI Thesaurus)

If you wear contact lenses, they float on top of your corneas.

(Corneal Disorders, NIH National Eye Institute)