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lenticular

UK/lɛnˈtɪk.jʊ.lə//lɛnˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/

lenticular adjective: of or pertaining to a lens. Also the ellipsis of lenticular image.

lenticular: of or pertaining to a lens
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Adjective

lenticular (comparative more lenticular, superlative most lenticular)

  1. Of or pertaining to a lens.
  2. Shaped like a biconvex lens.
    • The sporophyte foot is also characteristic: it is very broad and more or less lenticular or disciform, as broad or broader than the calyptra stalk[…]1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 5
    • The [Royal Albert] bridge itself has approach viaducts on each side, before two 455ft lenticular trusses span the main part of the river, which is 80ft below.2023 May 3, Philip Haigh, “The art and science of building bridges”, in RAIL, number 982, page 41
    Synonyms:
    lentiform
  3. Relating to a lenticular image.
    • lenticular photography
    • But establishment on the fringes of everyday practice doesn't mean lenticular photography is a failure. On the contrary, the process manifests resounding cultural success through its longevity.2015, Kim Timby, 3D and Animated Lenticular Photography: Between Utopia and Entertainment, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 248
  4. Covered in lenticels.

Also used as

lenticular is also the ellipsis of lenticular image.

lenticular is also the ellipsis of lenticular galaxy.

Synonyms of lenticular

Forms of lenticular

Adjective
comparativemore lenticular
superlativemost lenticular
Noun
plurallenticulars

Origin of lenticular

Inherited from Middle English lenticular, lenticuler, borrowed from Medieval Latin lenticulāris (“lentil-shaped”), from Latin lenticula, from lēns + -cula, ultimately from Latin lēns (“lentil”).

Words formed from lenticular

Phrases with lenticular

Words that rhyme with lenticular

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Questions about lenticular

What does lenticular mean?
Lenticular means of or pertaining to a lens.
What part of speech is lenticular?
Lenticular is an adjective.
How do you pronounce lenticular?
Lenticular is pronounced /lɛnˈtɪk.jʊ.lə/ (UK).

Words near lenticular in the dictionary

  1. lenticle
  2. lenticles
  3. lenticonus
  4. lenticula
  5. lenticulae
  6. lenticular
  7. lenticular bracket
  8. lenticular brackets
  9. lenticular cloud
  10. lenticular clouds
  11. lenticular galaxies

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