Convex+lens
21convex — [kän veks′, kənveks; ] also, & for n [. ] usually [, kän′veks΄] adj. [L convexus, vaulted, arched, pp. of convehere, to bring together < com , together + vehere, to bring: see WAY] curving outward like the surface of a sphere n. a convex… …
22Crossed lens — Lens Lens (l[e^]nz), n.; pl. {Lenses} ( [e^]z). [L. lens a lentil. So named from the resemblance in shape of a double convex lens to the seed of a lentil. Cf. {Lentil}.] (Opt.) A piece of glass, or other transparent substance, ground with two… …
23Crystalline lens — Lens Lens (l[e^]nz), n.; pl. {Lenses} ( [e^]z). [L. lens a lentil. So named from the resemblance in shape of a double convex lens to the seed of a lentil. Cf. {Lentil}.] (Opt.) A piece of glass, or other transparent substance, ground with two… …
24Fresnel lens — Lens Lens (l[e^]nz), n.; pl. {Lenses} ( [e^]z). [L. lens a lentil. So named from the resemblance in shape of a double convex lens to the seed of a lentil. Cf. {Lentil}.] (Opt.) A piece of glass, or other transparent substance, ground with two… …
25Multiplying lens — Lens Lens (l[e^]nz), n.; pl. {Lenses} ( [e^]z). [L. lens a lentil. So named from the resemblance in shape of a double convex lens to the seed of a lentil. Cf. {Lentil}.] (Opt.) A piece of glass, or other transparent substance, ground with two… …
26Polyzonal lens — Lens Lens (l[e^]nz), n.; pl. {Lenses} ( [e^]z). [L. lens a lentil. So named from the resemblance in shape of a double convex lens to the seed of a lentil. Cf. {Lentil}.] (Opt.) A piece of glass, or other transparent substance, ground with two… …
27lens — 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 …
28Lens (geometry) — In geometry, a lens is a convex shape comprising two circular arcs, joined at their endpoints. If the arcs have equal radii, it is called a symmetric lens.The corresponding shape is the lune. The Vesica piscis is one form of a symmetrical lens;… …
29lens — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. refractor, eyeglass, magnifying glass, reading glass. See optical instruments. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. optical instrument, microscope, camera, eyeglass, spectacles, eyepiece. Types of lenses include:… …
30lens — [[t]lɛnz[/t]] n. pl. lens•es 1) opt a piece of transparent substance, usu. glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in optical devices for changing the convergence of light rays, as for… …
