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lensing

lens
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lenz]
    • /lɛnz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lenz]
    • /lɛnz/

Definitions of lensing word

  • noun plural lensing 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 light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision. 1
  • noun plural lensing a combination of such pieces. 1
  • noun plural lensing some analogous device, as for affecting sound waves, electromagnetic radiation, or streams of electrons. 1
  • noun plural lensing Anatomy. crystalline lens. 1
  • noun plural lensing Geology. a body of rock or ore that is thick in the middle and thinner toward the edges, similar in shape to a biconvex lens. 1
  • verb with object lensing Movies. to film (a motion picture). 1

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Origin of lensing

First appearance:

before 1685
One of the 48% oldest English words
1685-95; < New Latin, special use of Latin lēns a lentil (from its shape); see lentil

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Parts of speech for Lensing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

lensing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

lensing usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for lensing

verb lensing

  • shoot — to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
  • print — to produce (a text, picture, etc.) by applying inked types, plates, blocks, or the like, to paper or other material either by direct pressure or indirectly by offsetting an image onto an intermediate roller.
  • illustrate — to furnish (a book, magazine, etc.) with drawings, pictures, or other artwork intended for explanation, elucidation, or adornment.
  • reproduce — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
  • capture — If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war.

Antonyms for lensing

verb lensing

  • misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
  • fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
  • lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.

Top questions with lensing

  • what is gravitational lensing?
  • gravitational lensing occurs when?

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