lens
nounfeminine/ˈlẽtɨ/high
len·te
Definition
A piece of glass or other transparent material with curved surfaces, used to focus or disperse light.
Glasses have lenses to correct vision.
The camera has a wide-angle lens.
Common collocations
contact lensconvex lensconcave lensclean the lens
Idiomatic expressions
- see through rose-colored glasses (to see things in an overly optimistic way)
Etymology
Do latim 'lens, lentis' (lentilha), pela semelhança de forma.