lente

Portuguese

/ˈlẽ.t͡ʃi/

noun
Definitions
  • (optics) lens object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it
  • (anatomy) lens transparent crystalline structure in the eye
  • lens device which focuses or defocuses electron beams
  • (figuratively) lens a way of looking, literally or figuratively, at something
  • (geology) a fossil or deposit between two stratum

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lēns, lentem, lens (lentil).

Origin

Latin

lēns, lentem, lens

Gloss

lentil

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