lens in French
lens in French is lentille, cristallin, filmer — lens means a curved piece of glass or plastic that bends light to focus or spread it out, used in glasses, cameras, and telescopes.
lens in French
lentille
cristallin
(anatomy) The transparent crystalline structure in the eye.
lentille
(anatomy) The transparent crystalline structure in the eye.
filmer
(transitive, cinematography) To film, shoot.
What does "lens" mean?
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noun A curved piece of glass or plastic that bends light to focus or spread it out, used in glasses, cameras, and telescopes.
"The telescope's main lens is ground to a very precise curve."
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noun The clear part inside the eye that focuses light onto the retina.
"The lens changes shape so that you can focus on both near and distant objects."
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noun A particular way of looking at or interpreting something.
"Looking at the problem through a different lens helped the team find a solution."
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lens in a sentence
- The telescope's main lens is ground to a very precise curve.
- She wiped a smudge off the camera lens before taking the photo.
- The lens changes shape so that you can focus on both near and distant objects.
- With age, the lens in your eye can lose some of its flexibility.
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What is "lens" in French?
"lens" in French is lentille, cristallin, filmer. lens means: A curved piece of glass or plastic that bends light to focus or spread it out, used in glasses, cameras, and telescopes.
How do you use "lens" in a sentence?
Example: "The telescope's main lens is ground to a very precise curve." In French, "lens" is lentille, cristallin, filmer.
Are there other ways to say "lens" in French?
Yes — French has 3 translations listed for "lens": lentille, cristallin, filmer.
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