lens: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 4 letter points · starts with L · ends with S
Meaning of lens
noun
An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.
A device which focuses or defocuses other waves or radiation, such as microwave radiation, electron beams, sound waves (acoustic lenses), or explosions (explosive lenses).
A convex shape bounded by two circular arcs, joined at their endpoints, the corresponding concave shape being a lune.
The transparent crystalline structure in the eye.
Listed forms: lenses, lentes, lense.
Source: Wiktionary — lens.
verb
- transitive
To film, shoot.
To become thinner towards the edges.
Listed forms: lenses, lensing, lensed, lense.
Source: Wiktionary — lens.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for lens.
noun
a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
- lense
- lens system
noun
biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina
- crystalline lens
- lens of the eye
noun
electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons
- electron lens
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is lens in our word lists?
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| American English | Found |
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Letter-value score of lens
L(1) + E(1) + N(1) + S(1) = 4 points.
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Anagrams of lens
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from lens
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