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lens
Overview of noun lens
The noun lens has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (5) lens, lense, lens system -- (a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images)
2. Lens, genus Lens -- (genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils)
3. lens -- ((metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood; "the writer is the lens through which history can be seen")
4. lens, crystalline lens -- (biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; it focuses light waves on the retina)
5. lens, electron lens -- (electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lens
5 senses of lens
Sense 1
lens, lense, lens system
=> optical device
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
Lens, genus Lens
=> rosid dicot genus
=> dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus
=> genus
=> taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon
=> biological group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
lens
=> channel, communication channel, line
=> communication, communicating
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
lens, crystalline lens
=> organ
=> body part
=> part, piece
=> thing
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 5
lens, electron lens
=> electronic equipment
=> equipment
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun lens
1 of 5 senses of lens
Sense 1
lens, lense, lens system
=> anastigmat
=> anastigmatic lens
=> camera lens, optical lens
=> compound lens
=> condenser, optical condenser
=> contact, contact lens
=> converging lens, convex lens
=> crown lens
=> diverging lens, concave lens
=> eyepiece, ocular
=> field lens
=> Fresnel lens
=> intraocular lens
=> meniscus
=> monocle, eyeglass
=> objective, objective lens, object lens, object glass
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lens
5 senses of lens
Sense 1
lens, lense, lens system
=> optical device
Sense 2
Lens, genus Lens
=> rosid dicot genus
Sense 3
lens
=> channel, communication channel, line
Sense 4
lens, crystalline lens
=> organ
Sense 5
lens, electron lens
=> electronic equipment
Antonyms of noun lens
Member Holonyms of noun lens
1 of 5 senses of lens
Sense 2
Lens, genus Lens
MEMBER OF: Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae
Substance Holonyms of noun lens
Part Holonyms of noun lens
2 of 5 senses of lens
Sense 1
lens, lense, lens system
PART OF: optical instrument
Sense 4
lens, crystalline lens
PART OF: eye, oculus, optic
Member Meronyms of noun lens
Substance Meronyms of noun lens
Part Meronyms of noun lens
1 of 5 senses of lens
Sense 4
lens, crystalline lens
HAS PART: lens capsule
Meronyms of noun lens
1 of 5 senses of lens
Sense 4
lens, crystalline lens
HAS PART: lens capsule
Holonyms of noun lens
3 of 5 senses of lens
Sense 1
lens, lense, lens system
PART OF: optical instrument
Sense 2
Lens, genus Lens
MEMBER OF: Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae
Sense 4
lens, crystalline lens
PART OF: eye, oculus, optic
Attributes of noun lens
Derived Forms of noun lens
Domain of noun lens
1 of 5 senses of lens
Sense 3
lens
USAGE>(noun) trope#1, figure of speech#1, figure#10, image#5
Domain Terms of noun lens
Familiarity of noun lens
lens used as a noun is common (polysemy count =5)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun lens
5 senses of lens
Sense 1
lens, lense, lens system
> optical device
=> autofocus
=> biprism
=> camera lucida
=> coelostat
=> collimator
=> diffraction grating, grating
=> diffuser, diffusor
=> finder, viewfinder, view finder
=> Kerr cell
=> laser, optical maser
=> lens, lense, lens system
=> Nicol prism
=> planetarium
=> polarimeter, polariscope
=> prism, optical prism
=> projector
=> Rochon prism, Wollaston prism
=> stereoscope
=> viewer
Sense 2
Lens, genus Lens
> rosid dicot genus
=> Connarus, genus Connarus
=> Arachis, genus Arachis
=> Brya, genus Brya
=> Centrolobium, genus Centrolobium
=> Coumarouna, genus Coumarouna, Dipteryx, genus Dipteryx
=> Hymenaea, genus Hymenaea
=> genus Melilotus
=> Swainsona, genus Swainsona
=> Trifolium, genus Trifolium
=> genus Mimosa
=> genus Acacia
=> Adenanthera, genus Adenanthera
=> genus Albizia, genus Albizzia
=> Anadenanthera, genus Anadenanthera
=> genus Calliandra
=> Enterolobium, genus Enterolobium
=> genus Inga
=> Leucaena, genus Leucaena
=> Lysiloma, genus Lysiloma
=> Parkia, genus Parkia
=> Piptadenia, genus Piptadenia
=> Pithecellobium, genus Pithecellobium, Pithecolobium, genus Pithecolobium
=> Prosopis, genus Prosopis
=> genus Aralia
=> Hedera, genus Hedera
=> Meryta, genus Meryta
=> Panax, genus Panax
=> Schefflera, genus Schefflera
=> genus Ayapana
=> Circaea, genus Circaea
=> Epilobium, genus Epilobium
=> Melastoma, genus Melastoma
=> Medinilla, genus Medinilla
=> Rhexia, genus Rhexia
=> Caesalpinia, genus Caesalpinia
=> Acrocarpus, genus Acrocarpus
=> Bauhinia, genus Bauhinia
=> Brachystegia, genus Brachystegia
=> genus Cassia, Cassia
=> Ceratonia, genus Ceratonia
=> Cercidium, genus Cercidium
=> Chamaecrista, genus Chamaecrista
=> Delonix, genus Delonix
=> Gleditsia, genus Gleditsia
=> Gymnocladus, genus Gymnocladus
=> Haematoxylum, genus Haematoxylum, Haematoxylon, genus Haematoxylon
=> Parkinsonia, genus Parkinsonia
=> Petteria, genus Petteria
=> Poinciana, subgenus Poinciana
=> genus Senna
=> Tamarindus, genus Tamarindus
=> genus Amorpha
=> Amphicarpaea, genus Amphicarpaea, Amphicarpa, genus Amphicarpa
=> Anagyris, genus Anagyris
=> Andira, genus Andira
=> Anthyllis, genus Anthyllis
=> Apios, genus Apios
=> Aspalathus, genus Aspalathus
=> Astragalus, genus Astragalus
=> Baphia, genus Baphia
=> Baptisia, genus Baptisia
=> Butea, genus Butea
=> Cajanus, genus Cajanus
=> Canavalia, genus Canavalia
=> genus Caragana
=> Castanospermum, genus Castanospermum
=> Centrosema, genus Centrosema
=> Cercis, genus Cercis
=> Chamaecytisus, genus Chamaecytisus
=> Chordospartium, genus Chordospartium
=> Chorizema, genus Chorizema
=> Cicer, genus Cicer
=> Cladrastis, genus Cladrastis
=> genus Clianthus
=> Clitoria, genus Clitoria
=> Codariocalyx, genus Codariocalyx
=> Colutea, genus Colutea
=> genus Coronilla
=> genus Crotalaria
=> Cyamopsis, genus Cyamopsis
=> Cytisus, genus Cytisus
=> Dalbergia, genus Dalbergia
=> Dalea, genus Dalea
=> Daviesia, genus Daviesia
=> genus Derris
=> Desmanthus, genus Desmanthus
=> Desmodium, genus Desmodium
=> Dipogon, genus Dipogon
=> Dolichos, genus Dolichos
=> genus Erythrina
=> Galega, genus Galega
=> genus Gastrolobium
=> Genista, genus Genista
=> Geoffroea, genus Geoffroea
=> genus Gliricidia
=> Glycine, genus Glycine
=> Glycyrrhiza, genus Glycyrrhiza
=> Halimodendron, genus Halimodendron
=> Hardenbergia, genus Hardenbergia
=> Hedysarum, genus Hedysarum
=> Hippocrepis, genus Hippocrepis
=> genus Hovea
=> Indigofera, genus Indigofera
=> Jacksonia, genus Jacksonia
=> Kennedia, genus Kennedia, Kennedya, genus Kennedya
=> Lablab, genus Lablab
=> Laburnum, genus Laburnum
=> Lathyrus, genus Lathyrus
=> genus Lespedeza
=> Lens, genus Lens
=> Lonchocarpus, genus Lonchocarpus
=> Lotus, genus Lotus
=> Lupinus, genus Lupinus
=> Macrotyloma, genus Macrotyloma
=> Medicago, genus Medicago
=> genus Millettia
=> genus Mucuna, Stizolobium, genus Stizolobium
=> Myroxylon, genus Myroxylon
=> Onobrychis, genus Onobrychis
=> Ononis, genus Ononis
=> Ormosia, genus Ormosia
=> Oxytropis, genus Oxytropis
=> Pachyrhizus, genus Pachyrhizus
=> Parochetus, genus Parochetus
=> Phaseolus, genus Phaseolus
=> Pickeringia, genus Pickeringia
=> Piscidia, genus Piscidia
=> Pisum, genus Pisum
=> Platylobium, genus Platylobium
=> Platymiscium, genus Platymiscium
=> Podalyria, genus Podalyria
=> Pongamia, genus Pongamia
=> Psophocarpus, genus Psophocarpus
=> Psoralea, genus Psoralea
=> Pterocarpus, genus Pterocarpus
=> Pueraria, genus Pueraria
=> Retama, genus Retama
=> Robinia, genus Robinia
=> Sabinea, genus Sabinea
=> genus Sesbania
=> Sophora, genus Sophora
=> Spartium, genus Spartium
=> Strongylodon, genus Strongylodon
=> Templetonia, genus Templetonia
=> Tephrosia, genus Tephrosia
=> Thermopsis, genus Thermopsis
=> Tipuana, genus Tipuana
=> Trigonella, genus Trigonella
=> Ulex, genus Ulex
=> Vicia, genus Vicia
=> Vigna, genus Vigna
=> Viminaria, genus Viminaria
=> Virgilia, genus Virgilia
=> genus Wisteria
=> Rosa, genus Rosa
=> genus Agrimonia
=> Amelanchier, genus Amelanchier
=> Chaenomeles, genus Chaenomeles
=> Chrysobalanus, genus Chrysobalanus
=> genus Cotoneaster
=> Crataegus, genus Crataegus
=> Cydonia, genus Cydonia
=> Dryas, genus Dryas
=> Eriobotrya, genus Eriobotrya
=> Fragaria, genus Fragaria
=> Geum, genus Geum
=> Heteromeles, genus Heteromeles
=> Malus, genus Malus
=> Mespilus, genus Mespilus
=> Photinia, genus Photinia
=> Potentilla, genus Potentilla
=> Poterium, genus Poterium
=> Prunus, genus Prunus
=> Amygdalus, genus Amygdalus
=> genus Pyracantha
=> Pyrus, genus Pyrus
=> Rubus, genus Rubus
=> Sorbus, genus Sorbus
=> Spiraea, genus Spiraea
=> genus Impatiens
=> Pelargonium, genus Pelargonium
=> Erodium, genus Erodium
=> Bursera, genus Bursera
=> Boswellia, genus Boswellia
=> Commiphora, genus Commiphora
=> Protium, genus Protium
=> Callitriche, genus Callitriche
=> Malpighia, genus Malpighia
=> Melia, genus Melia
=> Azadirachta, genus Azadirachta
=> Cedrela, genus Cedrela
=> Chloroxylon, genus Chloroxylon
=> Entandrophragma, genus Entandrophragma
=> Flindersia, genus Flindersia
=> Khaya, genus Khaya
=> genus Lansium
=> Lovoa, genus Lovoa
=> Swietinia, genus Swietinia
=> Toona, genus Toona
=> genus Turreae
=> genus Lepidobotrys
=> Ruptiliocarpon, genus Ruptiliocarpon
=> genus Oxalis
=> Averrhoa, genus Averrhoa
=> Polygala, genus Polygala
=> Ruta, genus Ruta
=> genus Citrus
=> Citroncirus, genus Citroncirus
=> Dictamnus, genus Dictamnus
=> Fortunella, genus Fortunella
=> Phellodendron, genus Phellodendron
=> Poncirus, genus Poncirus
=> Zanthoxylum, genus Zanthoxylum
=> Simarouba, genus Simarouba
=> genus Ailanthus
=> Irvingia, genus Irvingia
=> Kirkia, genus Kirkia
=> Picrasma, genus Picrasma
=> genus Quassia
=> Tropaeolum, genus Tropaeolum
=> Zygophyllum, genus Zygophyllum
=> Bulnesia, genus Bulnesia
=> Guaiacum, genus Guaiacum
=> Larrea, genus Larrea
=> Tribulus, genus Tribulus
=> Cephalotus, genus Cephalotus
=> Ceratopetalum, genus Ceratopetalum
=> genus Hydrangea
=> genus Carpenteria
=> Decumaria, genus Decumaria
=> genus Deutzia
=> genus Philadelphus
=> Schizophragma, genus Schizophragma
=> Saxifraga, genus Saxifraga
=> genus Astilbe
=> genus Bergenia
=> Boykinia, genus Boykinia
=> Chrysosplenium, genus Chrysosplenium
=> Darmera, genus Darmera, Peltiphyllum, genus Peltiphyllum
=> Francoa, genus Francoa
=> Heuchera, genus Heuchera
=> Leptarrhena, genus Leptarrhena
=> Lithophragma, genus Lithophragma
=> Mitella, genus Mitella
=> genus Parnassia
=> genus Suksdorfia
=> Tellima, genus Tellima
=> Tiarella, genus Tiarella
=> Tolmiea, genus Tolmiea
=> Platanus, genus Platanus
=> Euphorbia, genus Euphorbia
=> Acalypha, genus Acalypha
=> genus Croton
=> Codiaeum, genus Codiaeum
=> Mercurialis, genus Mercurialis
=> Ricinus, genus Ricinus
=> Cnidoscolus, genus Cnidoscolus
=> Jatropha, genus Jatropha
=> Hevea, genus Hevea
=> Manihot, genus Manihot
=> Aleurites, genus Aleurites
=> Pedilanthus, genus Pedilanthus
=> Sebastiana, genus Sebastiana
=> Aethusa, genus Aethusa
=> Anethum, genus Anethum
=> genus Angelica
=> Anthriscus, genus Anthriscus
=> Apium, genus Apium
=> genus Astrantia
=> Carum, genus Carum
=> Cicuta, genus Cicuta
=> Conium, genus Conium
=> Conopodium, genus Conopodium
=> Coriandrum, genus Coriandrum
=> Cuminum, genus Cuminum
=> Daucus, genus Daucus
=> Eryngium, genus Eryngium
=> Foeniculum, genus Foeniculum
=> Heracleum, genus Heracleum
=> Levisticum, genus Levisticum
=> Myrrhis, genus Myrrhis
=> Oenanthe, genus Oenanthe
=> Pastinaca, genus Pastinaca
=> Petroselinum, genus Petroselinum
=> Pimpinella, genus Pimpinella
=> Sanicula, genus Sanicula
=> Seseli, genus Seseli
=> Sison, genus Sison
=> Sium, genus Sium
=> Smyrnium, genus Smyrnium
=> Aucuba, genus Aucuba
=> Cornus, genus Cornus
=> Corokia, genus Corokia
=> Curtisia, genus Curtisia
=> Griselinia, genus Griselinia
=> Helwingia, genus Helwingia
Sense 3
lens
> channel, communication channel, line
=> back channel
=> lens
=> liaison, link, contact, inter-group communication
Sense 4
lens, crystalline lens
> organ
=> ovipositor
=> siphon, syphon
=> ctene, comb-plate
=> wing
=> foot, invertebrate foot
=> sucker
=> stinger
=> contractile organ, contractor
=> primordium, anlage
=> vital organ, vitals
=> effector
=> external organ
=> internal organ, viscus
=> sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor
=> tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper
=> speech organ, vocal organ, organ of speech
=> lens, crystalline lens
=> gland, secretory organ, secretor, secreter
=> organelle, cell organelle, cell organ
=> end organ
=> reproductive organ, sex organ
=> target organ
=> taret organ
=> erectile organ
Sense 5
lens, electron lens
> electronic equipment
=> amplifier
=> audio system, sound system
=> cassette player
=> CD player
=> central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., central processor, processor, mainframe
=> circuitry
=> detector
=> equalizer, equaliser
=> lens, electron lens
=> mixer
=> modem
=> monitor
=> monitor
=> off-line equipment, auxiliary equipment
=> oscilloscope, scope, cathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO
=> peripheral, computer peripheral, peripheral device
=> playback
=> radio-phonograph, radio-gramophone
=> scrambler
=> set
=> tape deck
=> tape player
=> telephone, phone, telephone set
=> television equipment, video equipment
=> terminal
Meronyms of noun lens
5 senses of lens
Sense 1
lens, lense, lens system
=> optical device
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 2
Lens, genus Lens
=> rosid dicot genus
=> dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus
=> genus
HAS MEMBER: subgenus
HAS MEMBER: species
HAS MEMBER: breed, strain, stock
HAS MEMBER: form, variant, strain, var.
Sense 4
lens, crystalline lens
HAS PART: lens capsule
=> organ
HAS PART: lobe
=> body part
HAS PART: corpus
Sense 5
lens, electron lens
=> electronic equipment
HAS PART: circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit
HAS PART: capacitor, capacitance, condenser, electrical condenser
HAS PART: choke, choke coil, choking coil
HAS PART: relay, electrical relay
HAS PART: electromagnet
HAS PART: armature
HAS PART: resistor, resistance
HAS PART: short circuit, short
HAS PART: shunt, electrical shunt, bypass
HAS PART: tube, vacuum tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic tube, electron tube, thermionic valve
HAS PART: anode
HAS PART: cathode
HAS PART: electrode
HAS PART: grid, control grid
HAS PART: plate
HAS PART: electrode
=> equipment
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun lens
3 of 5 senses of lens
Sense 1
lens, lense, lens system
PART OF: optical instrument
Sense 2
Lens, genus Lens
MEMBER OF: Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae
MEMBER OF: Leguminosae, family Leguminosae, Fabaceae, family Fabaceae, legume family, pea family
MEMBER OF: Rosales, order Rosales
MEMBER OF: Rosidae, subclass Rosidae
MEMBER OF: Dicotyledones, class Dicotyledones, Dicotyledonae, class Dicotyledonae, Magnoliopsida, class Magnoliopsida
MEMBER OF: Angiospermae, class Angiospermae, Magnoliophyta, division Magnoliophyta, Anthophyta, division Anthophyta
MEMBER OF: Spermatophyta, division Spermatophyta
MEMBER OF: Plantae, kingdom Plantae, plant kingdom
Sense 4
lens, crystalline lens
PART OF: eye, oculus, optic
PART OF: visual system
PART OF: face, human face
PART OF: head, caput
PART OF: body, organic structure, physical structure
PART OF: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
PART OF: homo, man, human being, human
Grep of noun lens
achromatic lens
anastigmatic lens
anethum graveolens
apium graveolens
brugmansia suaveolens
camera lens
closeup lens
compound lens
concave lens
contact lens
converging lens
convex lens
crown lens
crystalline lens
datura suaveolens
diverging lens
electron lens
field lens
fisheye lens
fresnel lens
genus lens
intraocular lens
lens
lens cap
lens capsule
lens cover
lens culinaris
lens implant
lens maker
lens system
lense
lensman
mentha suaveolens
mount saint helens
mount st. helens
mt. st. helens
object lens
objective lens
optical lens
pelargonium graveolens
phlegmasia alba dolens
polanisia graveolens
portrait lens
ruta graveolens
telephoto lens
tulipa suaveolens
wide-angle lens
zoom lens
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