lense

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

anastigmat - compound lens or lens system designed to be free of astigmatism and able to form approximately point images

anastigmatic lens - a lens designed to correct astigmatism

camera lens, optical lens - a lens that focuses the image in a camera

compound lens - a lens system consisting of two or more lenses on the same axis

optical condenser, condenser - lens used to concentrate light on an object

contact lens, contact - a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication

converging lens, convex lens - lens such that a beam of light passing through it is brought to a point or focus

crown lens - a lens made of optical crown glass

concave lens, diverging lens - a lens such that a parallel beam of light passing through it is caused to diverge or spread out

eyepiece, ocular - combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments

field lens - the lens that is farthest from the eye in an optical device with more than one lens

Fresnel lens - lens composed of a number of small lenses arranged to make a lightweight lens of large diameter and short focal length

intraocular lens - an artificial lens that is implanted into the eye of someone to replace a damaged natural lens or someone who has had a cataract removed

meniscus - (optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other

eyeglass, monocle - lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles

object glass, object lens, objective lens, objective - the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed

optical device - a device for producing or controlling light

optical instrument - an instrument designed to aid vision

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"The steersman is placed in a glazed box, that is raised about the hull of the Nautilus, and furnished with lenses."

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I saw the little world about me through the lenses of my master's spectacles, and I reported its facts, in his tone and his attitude, with his self-flattered scorn, his showy sighs, his facile satire.

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Life is a train of moods like a string of beads, and as we pass through them they prove to be many-colored lenses which paint the world their own hue, and each shows only what lies in its focus.

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At intervals tubes pierce the roof of this underground city, and by means of lenses and reflectors transmit the sunlight, softened and diffused, to dispel what would otherwise be Cimmerian darkness.

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The apparatus you saw is something in the nature of an inverted telescope, with various extraordinary lenses treated by a new process.

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When one is reading in bed, and lays his paper-knife down, he cannot find it again if it is smaller than a saber; that hat was as stubborn as any paper-knife could have been, and we finally had to give it up; but we found a fragment that had once belonged to an opera-glass, and by digging around and turning over the rocks we gradually collected all the lenses and the cylinders and the various odds and ends that go to making up a complete opera-glass.

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Perry looked through the lenses of a moment, and then turned to me with a smile.

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"My eyes are not what they once were, and I need these powerful lenses for my work, or to see distinctly the features of those around me."

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It had become quite elusive and intangible, now that he had tacitly severed diplomatic relations; but Sheldon sensed what he deemed a growing antagonism and promptly magnified it through the jealous lenses of his own lover's eyes.

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I then questioned the Mummy about burning-glasses and lenses, and, in general, about the manufacture of glass; but I had not made an end of my queries before the silent member again touched me quietly on the elbow, and begged me for God's sake to take a peep at Diodorus Siculus.

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Paul was engaged in polishing a number of lenses, which were ranged along the sill.

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I was still fingering the broken lenses and the bent rims when Raffles tripped and almost fell, with a gasping cry that he made no effort to restrain.