English noun: lense |
1. | lense (artifact) a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images |
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| Synonyms | lens, lens system |
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| Broader (hypernym) | optical device |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | anastigmat, anastigmatic lens, camera lens, compound lens, concave lens, condenser, contact, contact lens, converging lens, convex lens, crown lens, diverging lens, eyeglass, eyepiece, field lens, Fresnel lens, intraocular lens, meniscus, monocle, object glass, object lens, objective, objective lens, ocular, optical condenser, optical lens |
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| Part meronym | optical instrument |
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