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Concave Lens

Definition: Concave Lens

Concave Lens

Noun

1. A lens such that a parallel beam of light passing through it is caused to diverge or spread out.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonym: Concave Lens

Synonym: diverging lens (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Concave Lens

English words defined with "concave lens": aberrate. (references)

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Image Slideshow: Concave Lens

Illustrations:
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Expression: Concave Lens

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "concave lens": double-concave lens.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Concave Lens

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

concave lens

32
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Concave Lens

Language Translations for "concave lens"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

凹透鏡 . (various references)

   

Danish

  

spredelinse (diverging lens, negative lens), konkavglas, konkav linse. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

concave lens, holle lens. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

hajottajalinssi. (various references)

   

French

  

lentille concave. (various references)

   

German

  

Zerstreuungslinse (diverging lens, negative lens), Minusglas, Konkavlinse, Konkavglas. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κοίλος φακός. (various references)

   

Italian

  

lente negativa, lente concava. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

凹面鏡 (concave mirror), 凹レンズ . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

おうレンズ, おうめ"きょう (concave mirror). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

oncavecay enslay

   

Portuguese

  

lente côncava. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

lente cóncava. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Concave Lens

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-e-l-n-n-o-s-v"

-1 letter: convalesce, covalences.

-2 letters: conclaves, covalence.

-3 letters: alencons, cenacles, coalesce, concaves, conceals, conclave, convenes, enclaves, ensconce, nascence, valences.

-4 letters: alcoves, alencon, ancones, cancels, cannels, cenacle, cleanse, cleaves, coevals, concave, conceal, convene, elevons, enclave, enclose, enlaces, enolase, enslave, leavens, novenae, novenas, scalene, sonance, valence.

-5 letters: alcove, ancone, aneles, anoles, calces, calves, cancel, cannel, canoes, canons, claves, cleans.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-c-e-e-l-n-n-o-s-v"
 

+1 letter: convalescent.

 

+2 letters: convalescence, convalescents.

 

+3 letters: convalescences.

 

+4 letters: conceivableness.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Images: Slideshow
5. Expressions
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Anagrams
9. Bibliography


  

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