lens
/lenz/noun
1- a piece of glass or other transparent substance with curved sides for concentrating or dispersing light rays, used singly (as in a magnifying glass) or with other lenses (as in a telescope)透镜, 镜片。
1.1
- the light-gathering device of a camera, typically containing a group of compound lenses.（照相机的）镜头。
1.2
- Physics an object or device which focuses or otherwise modifies the direction of movement of light, sound, electrons, etc.【物理】（聚集光、声、电子等或改变其方向的）透镜。
1.3
- Anatomy short for CRYSTALLINE LENS.【剖】CRYSTALLINE LENS的简称。
1.4
- short for CONTACT LENS.CONTACT LENS的简称。
派生词
lensed
adjectivelensless
adjective词源
late 17th cent.: from Latin， lentil (because of the similarity in shape).