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lenslet

lenslet noun: a small lens that is part of an array used to generate illumination of uniform intensity.

Noun

lenslet (plural lenslets)

  1. A small lens that is part of an array used to generate illumination of uniform intensity
    • The photo plate is traversed so that each lenslet tracks along the dotted line.1958 August, Charles M. Huggins, “An Analytical Evaluation of the Lenticular-Plate Cinemicrograph and the Image-Dissection Process”, in Journal of the Society of Motion Picture and Television...
    • Screens are now available with lenticular lenslets.1992, Mohammad A. Karim, Electro-Optical Displays, page 267

Forms of lenslet

plurallenslets

Origin of lenslet

From lens + -let.

Questions about lenslet

What does lenslet mean?
Lenslet means a small lens that is part of an array used to generate illumination of uniform intensity.
What part of speech is lenslet?
Lenslet is a noun.
What is the plural of lenslet?
The plural of lenslet is lenslets.

Words near lenslet in the dictionary

  1. lenshounds
  2. lensing
  3. lensings
  4. lensless
  5. lenslessness
  6. lenslet
  7. lenslets
  8. lenslike
  9. lensmaker
  10. lensmakers
  11. lensmaking

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