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  • 41lens — n. 1 a piece of a transparent substance with one or (usu.) both sides curved for concentrating or dispersing light rays esp. in optical instruments. 2 a combination of lenses used in photography. 3 Anat. = crystalline lens. 4 Physics a device for …

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  • 42Lens — n. 1 a piece of a transparent substance with one or (usu.) both sides curved for concentrating or dispersing light rays esp. in optical instruments. 2 a combination of lenses used in photography. 3 Anat. = crystalline lens. 4 Physics a device for …

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  • 43lens — n.; pl. lenses [L. lens, lentil] Transparent covering of the eye, serving to focus the rays of light …

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  • 44Lens — Lẹns [aus lat. lens, Gen.: lentis = Linse] w; , Lẹntes: Augenlinse, glasklare, bikonvexe Linse von kreisförmigem Umriß (besteht vor allem aus Linsenfasern und ist frei von Gefäßen und Nerven) …

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  • 45lens —    Physically essential to sight, a transparent tissue that bends light passing through the eye. To focus light, the lens can change shape by bending. Also, a transparent piece of glass or another material, which is shaped to focus the passage of …

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  • 46lens — noun 1》 a piece of glass or other transparent material with one or both sides curved for concentrating or dispersing light rays.     ↘Anatomy the transparent elastic structure behind the iris by which light is focused on to the retina of the eye …

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  • 47Lens — Sp Lánsas Ap Lens L Š Prancūzija; Belgija …

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  • 48lens — n. 1) (in anatomy) the transparent crystalline structure situated behind the pupil of the eye and enclosed in a thin transparent capsule. It helps to refract incoming light and focus it onto the retina. See also: accommodation 2) (in optics) a… …

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  • 49lens — [lenz] noun [C] 1) a thin piece of curved glass or plastic that makes things seem smaller, bigger, or clearer 2) the part of the eye that bends light to produce an image on the RETINA 3) a contact lens …

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  • 50lens — lęšis statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. lens vok. Linse, f rus. линза, f pranc. lentille, f …

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