: a piece of transparent material (such 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
Noun Make sure the lens of the microscope is clean.
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So yes, there is a bit more of a lens on him, in a way, than on her. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2022 The 42 refers to the size of the front lens in millimeters. Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2022 Moreover, Sunny Optical has won the most orders for each type of lens. Chris Smith, BGR, 1 Aug. 2022 First, aperture—the diameter of the lens or mirror—always wins. Eric Adams, Popular Mechanics, 15 July 2022 At the heart of the lens is an Arm M0 processor and a Micro LED display with 14,000 pixels per inch. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 1 July 2022 With its basic 360 camera, the RS is shaped much like a GoPro, with screen to the side of the lens. Jim Fisher, PCMAG, 28 June 2022 One last point: Companies planning their digital journey must always look through the lens of a chief value officer to ensure tangible value creation and capture for any digital initiative. Sanjib Sahoo, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 McCarty argues too that only looking at bereavement policies through the lens of the death of family members misses a larger, more nuanced picture. Trey Williams, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2022
Verb
The Fold 4 has three rear-facing sensors: a 50MP wide-angle, a 12MP ultra-wide, and a 10MP telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom. Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 11 Aug. 2022 Applying a human-centric, business design lens to how organizations operate can ensure that change initiatives are successful. Billy Seabrook, Fortune, 11 June 2022 By the 1960s, telephoto lens cameras with 16- and 35-millimeter film became the main means in which to study the lock. Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, 29 Mar. 2022 The camera system is the big sell, with a 50-MP wide, a 50-MP ultrawide, and an exciting 64-MP periscope telephoto lens for getting some great zoom shots. Adam Speight, Wired, 28 Feb. 2022 The series, which is believed to be the first show to lens in the lush Faroe Islands, was previously pitched at the Berlinale Co-Pro Series market in 2019. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Jan. 2022 Our business lens on the world stands out even more these days with so much noise and distraction seeping into our lives via screens on wrists, walls and phones. . . . Elliot Kaufman, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2022 Nikon is adding a big telephoto lens to its mirrorless Z system. Jim Fisher, PCMAG, 19 Jan. 2022 Our business lens on the world stands out even more these days with so much noise and distraction seeping into our lives via screens on wrists, walls and phones. Almar Latour, WSJ, 15 Jan. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
New Latin lent-, lens, from Latin, lentil; from its shape
1curved piece of glass鏡片ADJECTIVE | LENS + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤strong, thick結實的鏡片;厚鏡片◇She wears glasses with very thick lenses.她戴的眼鏡鏡片很厚。➤coloured/colored, tinted有色鏡片➤optical, spectacle (formal, BrE) 光學鏡片;眼鏡片➤camera攝像機的鏡頭▸➤fish-eye, long, magnifying, telephoto, telescopic, wide-angle, zoom魚眼鏡頭;長焦鏡頭;放大鏡頭;攝遠鏡頭;望遠鏡頭;廣角鏡頭;變焦鏡頭◇a long-lens shot of a rare bird用長焦鏡頭拍攝的珍禽照片◇The photo was taken using a zoom lens.這張照片是用變焦鏡頭拍攝的。LENS + NOUN➤cap, cover鏡頭蓋◇I took the lens cap off my camera and waited for a good shot.我摘掉鏡頭蓋等待拍攝的時機。PREPOSITION➤through a/the lens通過鏡頭/鏡片◇a view of Mount Kilimanjaro as seen through Eddie's camera lens透過埃迪的攝影機鏡頭看到的乞力馬扎羅山風景lens