lente — meaning in English

English meaning

• lens noun A curved piece of glass or plastic that bends light to focus or spread it out, used in glasses, cameras, and telescopes.

Senses

lente is used for these senses in English:

• lens (biology) A genus of the legume family; its bean.
• lens (anatomy) The transparent crystalline structure in the eye.

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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