lens
lens
a curved piece of glass in a camera or other device
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lens with Russian translation
lens usage examples
Пожалуйста, протрите линзу перед съёмкой.
Please wipe the lens before you shoot.
Линза делает изображение намного чётче.
The lens makes the image much sharper.
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lens synonyms
What's the difference between lens / glass / objective lens / eyepiece / zoom lens
линза — a curved piece of glass in a camera or other device
Please wipe the lens before you shoot.
Пожалуйста, протрите линзу перед съёмкой.
the general term for a curved optical piece of glass or similar material
The camera has a powerful lens.
У камеры мощная линза.
an informal or older word for a lens, especially one made of glass
He cleaned the glass in the old camera.
Он почистил стеклянную линзу в старой камере.
the lens closest to the object being viewed, especially in microscopes and other optical instruments
The objective lens magnifies the specimen.
Объективная линза увеличивает образец.
the lens or part of a device that you look through
Look through the eyepiece to see the image clearly.
Посмотрите в окуляр, чтобы ясно видеть изображение.
a lens whose focal length can be changed to zoom in or out
A zoom lens lets you frame distant subjects easily.
Зум-объектив позволяет легко снимать удалённые объекты.
a lens with a short focal length that captures a wider field of view
We used a wide-angle lens for the landscape shot.
Мы использовали широкоугольный объектив для пейзажного кадра.
a lens with a long focal length for photographing distant subjects
She switched to a telephoto lens to capture the bird.
Она перешла на телеобъектив, чтобы снять птицу.
a lens designed for taking close-up photographs of small subjects
A macro lens is ideal for photographing insects.
Макрообъектив идеален для съёмки насекомых.
a lens that curves outward and converges light
A convex lens can focus light onto a point.
Выпуклая линза может фокусировать свет в одной точке.
a lens that curves inward and spreads light out
A concave lens makes the light rays diverge.
Вогнутая линза заставляет световые лучи расходиться.
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How to pronounce lens and what this word means
lens translation: линза. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce lens
/lenz/
lens translation
линза
lens examples
Please wipe the lens before you shoot.
lens transcription
/lenz/, /lɛnz/
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lens meaning: what does it mean?
a curved piece of glass in a camera or other device
lens pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
lens is pronounced as /lenz/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
lens definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Please wipe the lens before you shoot. Translation: Пожалуйста, протрите линзу перед съёмкой.
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