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diverging lens vs lens

lens vs diverging lens

diverging lens and lens both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
diverging lens Yes No No No
lens Yes No No No
As nouns, lens is a hypernym of diverging lens; that is, lens is a word with a broader meaning than diverging lens:
  • diverging lens: a lens such that a parallel beam of light passing through it is caused to diverge or spread out
  • lens: a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
Other hypernyms of diverging lens include lens system, lense.
diverging lens (noun) lens (noun)
a lens such that a parallel beam of light passing through it is caused to diverge or spread out a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons
biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina
(metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood
Difference between diverging lens and lens

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