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contact lens

contact lens noun: a thin lens, made of flexible or rigid plastic, that is placed directly on to the eye to correct vision, used as an alternative to spectacles, or, if coloured, to change one's eye color cosmetically.

contact lens: a thin lens, made of flexible or rigid plastic, that is placed directly on to the eye to correct...
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Noun

contact lens (plural contact lenses)

  1. A thin lens, made of flexible or rigid plastic, that is placed directly on to the eye to correct vision, used as an alternative to spectacles, or, if coloured, to change one's eye color cosmetically.
    Synonyms:
    contact, lenses

contact lens meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Thai and Vietnamese

contact lens in Tamil

தொடுவில்லை, விழியொட்டு வில்லை

contact lens in Arabic

thin lens placed directly on the eye
عَدَسَة لَاصِقَة, عَدَسَة ʕadasa

contact lens in Thai

thin lens placed directly on the eye
เลนส์สัมผัส leen-sǎm-pàt

contact lens in Vietnamese

thin lens placed directly on the eye
kính áp tròng, kính sát tròng

Synonyms of contact lens

Forms of contact lens

pluralcontact lenses

Words formed from contact lens

Questions about contact lens

What does contact lens mean?
Contact lens means a thin lens, made of flexible or rigid plastic, that is placed directly on to the eye to correct vision, used as an alternative to spectacles, or, if coloured, to change one's eye color cosmetically.
What is contact lens in Tamil?
Contact lens in Tamil is தொடுவில்லை, விழியொட்டு வில்லை. See Contact lens meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is contact lens?
Contact lens is a noun.
What is the plural of contact lens?
The plural of contact lens is contact lenses.

Words near contact lens in the dictionary

  1. contact hitters
  2. contact inhibition
  3. contact juggling
  4. contact language
  5. contact languages
  6. contact lens
  7. contact lenses
  8. contact level
  9. contact levels
  10. contact line
  11. contact lines

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