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lens vs object lens

object lens vs lens

lens and object lens both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lens Yes No No No
object lens Yes No No No
As nouns, object lens is a hyponym of lens; that is, object lens is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lens:
  • lens: a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
  • object lens: the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
Other hyponyms of lens include anastigmat, anastigmatic lens, camera lens, optical lens, compound lens, condenser, optical condenser, contact, contact lens, converging lens, convex lens, crown lens, concave lens, diverging lens, eyepiece, ocular, field lens, Fresnel lens, intraocular lens, meniscus, eyeglass, monocle, object glass, objective, objective lens.
lens (noun) object lens (noun)
a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
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
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