lens vs objective

objective vs lens

lens and objective both are nouns.

lens is not an adjective while objective is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lens	Yes	No	No	No
objective	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, objective is a hyponym of lens; that is, objective 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
objective: 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, object lens, objective lens.

lens (noun)	objective (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	the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
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

lens (adjective)	objective (adjective)
	undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
	serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes
	belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events
	emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings or interpretation

Difference between lens and objective

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