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Convex Lens

Definition: Convex Lens

Convex 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.
 


Synonym: Convex Lens

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

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Specialty Definition: Convex lens

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

A convex lens is a lens that is curved outward: the ends are narrow and the middle is wide. Light passing through refracts widened.

Compare: concave lens

See also: M.C.Escher's artwork "Convex and Concave"

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Convex lens."

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Crosswords: Convex Lens

English words defined with "convex lens": Burning glass ♦ Diacaustic ♦ Fresnel lens ♦ Galilean telescope ♦ hand glass ♦ magnifying glass ♦ refracting telescope, Refractor ♦ simple microscope, Sunglass. (references)
Specialty definitions using "convex lens": Priestley-Smith pupillometer ♦ SURFACE-PLATE FINISHER. (references)
Etymologies containing "convex lens": Lens. (references)

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Convex 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

convex lens

23

concave convex lens

14

convex lens plano

6
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Convex Lens

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

Danish

  

samlelinse (converging lens, positive lens), konvekslinse. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

convexe lens, bolle lens. (various references)

   

French

  

lentille convexe. (various references)

   

German

  

Sammellinse, Plusglas, Konvexlinse. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κυρτόσ φακόσ. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

gyűjtőlencse (condenser, convergent lens), domború lencse (embossed lens). (various references)

   

Italian

  

lente convessa. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

凸レンズ . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

とつレンズ, とつめ"きょう, とっきょう. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

onvexcay enslay

   

Swedish

  

samlingslins (collecting lens, collective lens, positive lens). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Convex Lens

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

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

-2 letters: convenes, convexes.

-3 letters: convene, elevons, enclose.

-4 letters: clones, cloven, cloves, convex, covens, elevon, excels, leones, nelson, nonces, novels, scolex, sloven, veloce, venose, xenons.

-5 letters: cense, clone, clons, close, clove, coles, cones, conns, coven, coves, coxes, elves, enols, evens, excel, execs, exons, lenes, lenos, lense, leone, lexes, loves, loxes, nenes, neons, neves, noels, nonce, nones.

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

+2 letters: nonexclusive.

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

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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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