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linssi — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • glass noun A hard, usually transparent material made by melting sand with other minerals, used for windows, bottles, and similar items.
  • lens noun A curved piece of glass or plastic that bends light to focus or spread it out, used in glasses, cameras, and telescopes.
  • lenticular adj Of or pertaining to a lens.
  • lentil noun A small, disc-shaped edible seed from a legume plant, commonly dried and used in soups and stews.
  • objective adjective Based on facts rather than personal feelings or opinions.

Senses

linssi is used for these senses in English:

  • glass A magnifying glass or loupe.
  • lens A device which focuses or defocuses electron beams.
  • lenticular Of or pertaining to a lens.
  • lentil Any of several plants of the genus Lens, especially Lens culinaris, from southwest Asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods.
  • lentil The seed of these plants, used as food.
  • objective The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.

glass — full definition

  1. noun A hard, usually transparent material made by melting sand with other minerals, used for windows, bottles, and similar items.
  2. noun A drinking vessel made of this material, or the amount of liquid it holds.
  3. noun A mirror.

lens — full definition

  1. noun A curved piece of glass or plastic that bends light to focus or spread it out, used in glasses, cameras, and telescopes.
  2. noun The clear part inside the eye that focuses light onto the retina.
  3. noun A particular way of looking at or interpreting something.

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