Synonyms for lens
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1. lens, lense, lens systemnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   lense, lens system, genus Lens, lens of the eye, crystalline lens, electron lens

2. Lens, genus Lensnoun

   genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils

   Synonyms:
   lense, lens system, genus Lens, lens of the eye, crystalline lens, electron lens

3. lensnoun

   (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood

   "the writer is the lens through which history can be seen"

   Synonyms:
   lense, lens system, genus Lens, lens of the eye, crystalline lens, electron lens

4. lens, crystalline lens, lens of the eyenoun

   biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focuses light on the retina

   Synonyms:
   lense, lens system, genus Lens, lens of the eye, crystalline lens, electron lens

5. lens, electron lensnoun

   electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons

   Synonyms:
   lense, lens system, genus Lens, lens of the eye, crystalline lens, electron lens

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1. • Channel
   • Electronic Equipment
   • Optical Device
   • Rosid Dicot Genus

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1. List of paraphrases for "lens":

   lentil, slow, lentils, lenses, prism, ice, optical, objective, glace, goal, crystal, optics, angle, livorno, perspective, osasuna, aim, target

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1. The CDC:

   And when you come, please bring anything that could potentially be causing this infection, especially eye drops, contact lenses or contact lens cases.

2. Rick Davis:

   We were so fortunate to have Bernie host Reliable Sources from its launch and during all those years. We learned so much from him as he was a walking, talking history professor of journalism in the second half of the 21st century, as he said at the start of every program, ‘welcome to Reliable Sources where we turn a critical lens on the media.’ And he meant it. On the program, Bernie was passionate about holding journalists and news organizations accountable. Bernie was a real pro, a gentleman to all the young staff and he never failed to look just right in his striped dress shirts and orange ties. Our sympathies to his wife, his daughters and his brother Marvin and whole Kalb family.

3. Pamela Hogan:

   It explores the human condition in a fresh way. Through the lens (of the disease) you see the fragility but also the resilience of what it is to be human.

4. Patrick Dunleavy:

   The Department of Justice continues to process investigations of terrorism cases through the lens of political correctness.

5. Emily Brooke:

   It tackles the most common cause of fatality, which is the blind spot. According to Emily Brooke, 79 percent of bicycles involved in crashes are traveling straight ahead when a vehicle turns into them. Emily Brooke said Emily Brooke chose the 20-foot distance because it's half the length of a bus, and Emily Brooke wanted the laser image to be green because the human eye is most sensitive to green light. TINY, LENS-FREE CAMERA COULD HIDE IN CLOTHES, GLASSES Drivers just see it and all they need to do is not turn, not react, not turn into the cyclist or not pull out, people see it and go, ‘ What is that ? ’ And that's perfect, as long as they don't make that turn, which can be potentially fatal …. Emily Brooke said The Laserlight alerts not only drivers, but pedestrians, too, about oncoming bikes. One of the most obvious cases.