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  1. lens, lense, lens systemnoun

    a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images

    Synonyms:
    lense, lens system, genus Lens, lens of the eye, crystalline lens, electron lens

  2. Lens, genus Lensnoun

    genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils

    Synonyms:
    lense, lens system, genus Lens, lens of the eye, crystalline lens, electron lens

  3. lensnoun

    (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood

    "the writer is the lens through which history can be seen"

    Synonyms:
    lense, lens system, genus Lens, lens of the eye, crystalline lens, electron lens

  4. lens, crystalline lens, lens of the eyenoun

    biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focuses light on the retina

    Synonyms:
    lense, lens system, genus Lens, lens of the eye, crystalline lens, electron lens

  5. lens, electron lensnoun

    electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons

    Synonyms:
    lense, lens system, genus Lens, lens of the eye, crystalline lens, electron lens

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How to use lens in a sentence?

  1. Paul Hames:

    There are three things needed to be a great photographer. In this order. You and your keen eye, a great lens and a camera to make the shot.

  2. Ian Prior:

    What you see is constant references to White privilege, White supremacy, White fragility, and really focusing on kids not as individuals with their own skills, talents, dreams and goals, but instead looking at kids through an identity group lens.

  3. Ian Blatchford:

    This exhibition marks 100 years since the end of the Romanov dynasty and explores one of the most dramatic periods in Russian history, all through the unique lens of science, our curatorial team have brought together an exceptional, rare and poignant collection to tell this remarkable story.

  4. Bryant McGill:

    Surrender is the path to freedom through our unique authenticity, where we experience the flow of life not through the narrow lens of the mind, but through the vast refuge of the heart.

  5. Kamala Harris:

    I think it's a mistake to try and think about this only through the lens of Democrats versus Democrats when the fact is Republicans are consistently and unanimously standing in the way of progress, so, let's put the emphasis where it really needs to be, which is how is it that today and in this year of our Lord 2021 in America and on some basic issues like upholding our democracy, we can't get bipartisan support.


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