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lensmaking

lensmaking noun: the manufacture of lenses.

Noun

lensmaking (uncountable)

  1. The manufacture of lenses.
    • "We found a level that works for us, and we try to maintain that level," Mr. Probert said. It probably doesn't hurt that no lensmaking competitor advertises.1981 March 10, Philip H. Dougherty, “Advertising; Our Hero Dons His New 'Mask'”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 24 May 2015
    • In the preface to Micrographia (1665), Robert Hooke (English, 1635-1703) described one microscope lensmaking technique.2016 September 22, Marvin Bolt, “Making microscope lenses in the 1600s”, in Behind the Glass

Origin of lensmaking

From lens + making.

Questions about lensmaking

What does lensmaking mean?
Lensmaking means the manufacture of lenses.
What part of speech is lensmaking?
Lensmaking is a noun.

Words near lensmaking in the dictionary

  1. lenslet
  2. lenslets
  3. lenslike
  4. lensmaker
  5. lensmakers
  6. lensmaking
  7. lensman
  8. lensmen
  9. lensmeter
  10. lensmeters
  11. lensoid

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