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lens

/lษ›nz/
B1 ยท Intermediateโ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†
noun

Simple Meaning

a curved piece of glass or plastic that helps you see things more clearly, used in glasses, cameras, and microscopes.

When to Use

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Intermediate โ€” can handle common situations

Examples in Conversation

โ€œI need to clean the lens on my camera.โ€

โ€œHer glasses have a strong lens for reading.โ€

โ–ถFull Definition

An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.

Related Words

Synonyms:
glassopticcontact lens
Word Family:
lenseslensedmultilens