lens

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q768575}}{{lb|en|optics}} An object, usually made of glass, that [[focus]]es or [[defocus]]es the light that passes through it.
2. A device which focuses or defocuses other waves or radiation, such as microwave radiation, [[electron]] beams, sound waves ({{w|Acoustic lens|acoustic lenses}}), or explosions ({{w|Explosive lens|explosive lenses}}).
3. {{lb|en|geometry}} A [[convex]] shape bounded by two circular arcs, joined at their endpoints, the corresponding concave shape being a [[lune]].
4. {{senseid|en|Q146701}}{{lb|en|anatomy}} The transparent [[crystalline]] structure in the [[eye]].
5. {{lb|en|earth science}} A body of rock, ice, or water shaped like a convex lens.
6. {{senseid|en|Q3449157}}{{lb|en|hydrology}} A [[convex]] layer of fresh [[groundwater]] that floats above the denser [[saltwater]], usually found on small [[coral]] or [[limestone]] [[island]]s and [[atoll]]s.
7. {{lb|en|programming}} A [[construct]] used in statically-typed functional programming languages to access [[nested]] [[data structure]]s.
8. {{lb|en|by extension|figuratively}} A way of looking, literally or figuratively, at something.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|cinematography}} To [[film]], shoot.
2. {{lb|en|geology}} To become thinner towards the edges.

Proper noun

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3. {{place|en|municipality|in|canton/Valais|c/Switzerland}}.

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