meniscus vs lens
lens vs meniscusmeniscus and lens both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| meniscus | Yes | No | No | No |
| lens | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
lens is a hypernym of
meniscus; that is, lens is a
word with a broader meaning than meniscus:
- meniscus: (optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other
- lens: a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
Other hypernyms of meniscus include
lens system, lense.
| meniscus (noun) | lens (noun) |
|---|---|
| (physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube | a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images |
| (optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other | electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons |
| (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint | 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 |
Words related to "meniscus"
Words related to "lens"
- Fresnel lens
- anastigmat
- anastigmatic lens
- camera lens
- channel
- communication channel
- compound lens
- concave lens
- condenser
- contact
- contact lens
- converging lens
- convex lens
- cortex
- crown lens
- crystalline lens
- diverging lens
- electron lens
- electronic equipment
- eye
- eyeglass
- eyepiece
- field lens
- figure
- figure of speech
- image
- intraocular lens
- lens capsule
- lens cortex
- lens of the eye
- lens system
- lense
- line
- meniscus
- monocle
- object glass
- object lens
- objective
- objective lens
- ocular
- oculus
- optic
- optical condenser
- optical device
- optical instrument
- optical lens
- organ
- trope
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