lens
noun
/lɛnz/
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- (optics) An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.
- A device which focuses or defocuses electron beams.
- (geometry) A convex shape bounded by two circular arcs, joined at their endpoints, the corresponding concave shape being a lune.
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lens
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- (anatomy) The transparent crystalline structure in the eye.
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lens,
kristallens
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- (biology) A genus of the legume family; its bean.
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linze
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Lent
noun
/lɛnt/
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- (Christianity) A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.
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vastentijd,
veertigdagentijd
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