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lens

lens

Meaning of lens

a curved piece of glass in a camera or other device

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British English/lenz/
American English/lɛnz/
Russian transcription[ˈlʲinzə]
lens
lens - линза
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lens with Russian translation

lens usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Пожалуйста, протрите линзу перед съёмкой.

Please wipe the lens before you shoot.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Линза делает изображение намного чётче.

The lens makes the image much sharper.

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lens belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

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lens synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between lens / glass / objective lens / eyepiece / zoom lens

🇬🇧English
lens

линза — a curved piece of glass in a camera or other device

B2Often

Please wipe the lens before you shoot.

Пожалуйста, протрите линзу перед съёмкой.

L
🇬🇧English
lens

the general term for a curved optical piece of glass or similar material

B2Very Often

The camera has a powerful lens.

У камеры мощная линза.

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glass

an informal or older word for a lens, especially one made of glass

B2Often

He cleaned the glass in the old camera.

Он почистил стеклянную линзу в старой камере.

O
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objective lens

the lens closest to the object being viewed, especially in microscopes and other optical instruments

B2Often

The objective lens magnifies the specimen.

Объективная линза увеличивает образец.

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eyepiece

the lens or part of a device that you look through

B2Often

Look through the eyepiece to see the image clearly.

Посмотрите в окуляр, чтобы ясно видеть изображение.

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zoom lens

a lens whose focal length can be changed to zoom in or out

B2Often

A zoom lens lets you frame distant subjects easily.

Зум-объектив позволяет легко снимать удалённые объекты.

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wide-angle lens

a lens with a short focal length that captures a wider field of view

B2Often

We used a wide-angle lens for the landscape shot.

Мы использовали широкоугольный объектив для пейзажного кадра.

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telephoto lens

a lens with a long focal length for photographing distant subjects

B2Often

She switched to a telephoto lens to capture the bird.

Она перешла на телеобъектив, чтобы снять птицу.

M
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macro lens

a lens designed for taking close-up photographs of small subjects

B2Often

A macro lens is ideal for photographing insects.

Макрообъектив идеален для съёмки насекомых.

C
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convex lens

a lens that curves outward and converges light

B2Often

A convex lens can focus light onto a point.

Выпуклая линза может фокусировать свет в одной точке.

C
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concave lens

a lens that curves inward and spreads light out

B2Often

A concave lens makes the light rays diverge.

Вогнутая линза заставляет световые лучи расходиться.

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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?

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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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