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Detailed Translations for lens from English to German

lens:

lens [the ~] nomen

  1. the lens (contact lens; contact)
    die Kontaktlinse; die Linse

Translation Matrix for lens:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Kontaktlinse contact; contact lens; lens
Linse contact; contact lens; lens lentil
- crystalline lens; electron lens; lens of the eye; lens system; lense

Related Words for "lens":

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Synonyms for "lens":


Related Definitions for "lens":

  1. a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images1
  2. electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons1
  3. biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focuses light on the retina1
  4. (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood1
    • the writer is the lens through which history can be seen1

Wiktionary Translations for lens:

lens
noun
  1. anatomy: transparent crystalline structure in the eye
  2. biology: genus of the legume family; its bean
  3. device which focuses or defocuses electron beams
  4. object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it
lens
noun
  1. optisches System, das ein reelles Bild eines Objekts erzeugt
  2. transparenter Körper (zum Beispiel aus Glas) mit zwei gekrümmten nichtparallelen lichtbrechenden Flächen
  3. Anatomie: das lichtbrechende Medium in den Augen von Menschen und anderen Tieren

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
lens Linse lentille — Verre taillé

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