Plural of lens
regular plural
The plural of lens is lenses.
Forms of lens
| Singular | lens /lɛnz/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | lenses /ˈlɛnzɪz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Lenses in a sentence
- That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field.2013 July-August, Catherine Clabby, “Focus on Everything”, in American Scientist
- Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity.2013 July-August, Fenella Saunders, “Tiny Lenses See the Big Picture”, in American Scientist
- Corrective lenses compensate for the excessive positive diopters of the myopic eye.From the entry myopic
- Plano lenses may be used to protect the eyes from ultraviolet light.From the entry plano
- I never saw her without glasses before, so it threw me off when she got contact lenses.From the entry throw off
Meaning of lens
- noun An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.
- noun A device which focuses or defocuses other waves or radiation, such as microwave radiation, electron beams, sound waves (acoustic lenses), or explosions (explosive lenses).
- noun A convex shape bounded by two circular arcs, joined at their endpoints, the corresponding concave shape being a lune.
Questions about the plural of lens
- What is the plural of lens?
- The plural of lens is lenses.
- Is lens countable?
- Lens is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lens (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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