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  • 21Lens — El término Lens puede referirse a: Geografía Lens, comuna francesa situada en la región de Norte Paso de Calais. Lens, comuna belga de la provincia de Hainaut. Lens, comuna suiza del cantón del Valais. Varios Lens (Botánica), género de planta de… …

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  • 22lens — lensless, adj. lenslike, adj. /lenz/, n., pl. lenses, v. n. 1. a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of… …

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  • 23Lens — The transparent structure inside the eye that focuses light rays onto the retina (the nerve layer that lines the back of the eye, senses light and creates impulses that go through the optic nerve to the brain). The lens was named after the lentil …

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  • 24lens — noun 1 curved piece of glass ADJECTIVE ▪ strong, thick ▪ She wears glasses with very thick lenses. ▪ coloured/colored, tinted ▪ optical …

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  • 25lens — [[t]le̱nz[/t]] ♦♦♦ lenses 1) N COUNT A lens is a thin curved piece of glass or plastic used in things such as cameras, telescopes, and pairs of glasses. You look through a lens in order to make things look larger, smaller, or clearer. ...a camera …

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  • 26lens — in·ter·lens; lens; lens·less; lens·man; sul·lens; tele·lens; …

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  • 27lens — I. noun Etymology: New Latin lent , lens, from Latin, lentil; from its shape Date: 1673 1. a. a piece of transparent material (as glass) that has two opposite regular surfaces either both curved or one curved and the other plane and that is used… …

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  • 28Lens — 1 Original name in latin Lens Name in other language State code BE Continent/City Europe/Brussels longitude 50.55696 latitude 3.89946 altitude 64 Population 3902 Date 2009 01 17 2 Original name in latin Lens Name in other language Lens State code …

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  • 29lens — n. 1) to grind a lens 2) a concave; convex; crystalline; telephoto. telescopic lens 3) contact; corrective lenses * * * [lenz] convex corrective lenses crystalline telephoto telescopic lens a concave contact to grind a lens …

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  • 30lens */ — UK [lenz] / US noun [countable] Word forms lens : singular lens plural lenses 1) a) a piece of curved glass or plastic that makes things seem smaller, bigger, or clearer glasses with thick lenses b) a piece of equipment that is part of a camera a …

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