Definitions
a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
Word origin
Borrowed from Latin lēns (“lentil”), with Medieval Latin later taking on the sense of “lens”, a semantic loan from Arabic عَدْسَة (ʕadsa, “lentil; optic lens”); the similar shape is the common factor.
Used in a sentence
“Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field.”
“If "the public looks at the condition of America's children largely through a negative lens," worries Child Trends[…], "it may be more difficult to […] promote child well-being."”
“No film should be revised based on the lenses we now are, either voluntarily, or being forced to peer through.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues
01“Camera glass”4 letters
02“Camera part of glass”4 letters
03“Glass in eyeglasses”4 letters
04“Camera or eye glass”4 letters
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