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Converging Lens

Definition: Converging Lens

Converging Lens

Noun

1. Lens such that a beam of light passing through it is brought to a point or focus.

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


Specialty Definition: Converging Lens

DomainDefinition

Electrical Engineering

A lens that has a positive focal length, and therefore causes rays of light parallel to its axis to converge. Source: European Union. (references)

Fine Arts

Lens which is thicker in the middle than at the edge, having at least one convex surface. Also known as a converging lens, it is capable of forming a real image, i. e. one that can be focused on a screen. Source: European Union. (references)

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

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Synonym: Converging Lens

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

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Crosswords: Converging Lens

English words defined with "converging lens": compound microscope. (references)
Specialty definitions using "converging lens": Badal optometer, Badal's optometerpositive lens. (references)

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Converging 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

converging lens

5
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Modern Translation: Converging Lens

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

Danish

  

samlelinse (convex lens, positive lens). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

convergerende lens (positive lens). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

kupera linssi (positive lens), kokoava linssi (collecting lens, collective lens, positive lens). (various references)

   

French

  

lentille positive, lentille convergente. (various references)

   

German

  

konvergierende Linse (positive lens). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

συγκεντρωτικός φακός (collecting lens, collective lens, positive lens), συγκλίνων φακός (collecting lens, collective lens, positive lens). (various references)

   

Italian

  

lente convergente (positive lens). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

onvergingcay enslay

   

Portuguese

  

lente convergente (positive lens). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

lente convergente (positive lens). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Converging Lens

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-e-e-g-g-i-l-n-n-n-o-r-s-v"

-3 letters: ensorceling, reconvening.

-4 letters: conserving, converging, conversing, greenlings.

-5 letters: censoring, congeeing, congeners, congeries, connivers, consignee, conveners, convening, converges, coverings, creneling, eloigners, enclosing, governing, greenings, greenling, groveling, innersole, insolence, necrosing, nonsigner, recension, recognise, resolving, revenging, screening, secerning, sovereign, vernicles, vignerons, violences.

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INDEX

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


  

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