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lens

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The meaning (definition) of the word lens

a curved piece of glass that bends light in a camera

The word lens used in a sentence

“The camera lens focuses to make the picture clear.”

The plural of the word lens

lenses

How the word lens is said around the world

Frenchlentille (lahn-TEEY)
Spanishlente (LEN-tay)
Mandarin镜片 (jeeng pyen)
Hindiलेंस (layns)
Arabicعدسة (AH-dah-sah)
Russianобъектив (uby-eek-TYEEF)
Portuguese (EU)lente (LAYNG-ti)
Portuguese (BR)lente (LAYNG-chew)
Japaneseレンズ (RAYOON-zu)
GermanLinse (LIN-zuh)
Urduلینس (layns)
Punjabiਲੈਂਸ (lens)
Korean렌즈 (RAYN-ju)
Hebrewעֲדָשָׁה (ah-DAH-shah)
Greekφακός (fah-KOHS)
Dutchlens (lens)
Tagaloglente (LEN-tuh)
Vietnameseống kính (OH-urng KEE-urny)
Turkishlens (lans)
Persianلنز (laynz)
Polishobiektyw (awb-YEK-tif)
Ukrainianлінза (LYEEN-zah)
Bengaliলেন্স (LAYN-shaw)
Swedishlins (lins)
Italianlente (LEHN-teh)

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