lens vs ocular

lens and ocular both are nouns.

lens is not an adjective while ocular is an adjective.

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

As nouns, ocular is a hyponym of lens; that is, ocular 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
ocular: combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments

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, field lens, Fresnel lens, intraocular lens, meniscus, eyeglass, monocle, object glass, object lens, objective, objective lens.

lens (noun)	ocular (noun)
a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images	combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments
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

lens (adjective)	ocular (adjective)
	of or relating to or resembling the eye
	relating to or using sight
	visible

Difference between lens and ocular

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