Synonyms for
Lens
Definition
A piece of glass or other transparent material with curved sides for concentrating or dispersing light rays.
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Common collocations
- camera lens
- contact lens
- magnifying lens
- lens cap
- lens flare
- focus the lens
- wide-angle lens
- telephoto lens
Word family
Usage note
The word 'lens' can refer to a piece of glass or other transparent material used to focus light, or metaphorically to a particular point of view. The verb form is less common and often used in the context of photography.
Example sentences
- I wear glasses because I have a problem with my lens.
- Photographers use different lenses to capture different types of photos.
- The telescope had a powerful lens that allowed us to see the stars up close.
- The professor used a magnifying lens to examine the tiny insects.
- She cleaned her camera lens before taking the picture.
Quotes
I think of the lens as though it were the human eye. The lens captures what the human eye can see and not much more.
I think of the camera as a machine that records what the eye cannot perceive, the things that are too fast, too slow, too small, or too far away.
The camera lens is the eye of the camera.