Phrase Hound found 75 phrases and 81 compound words that contain lens. The most common are listed below. Open lens in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 75
- contact lensA 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.
- zoom lensA lens containing a mechanical assembly of inner lenses, allowing the focal length to be changed rapidly.
- telephoto lensA lens having a long focal length which produces a magnified view of distant objects.
- wide-angle lensA short focal length lens having a wide field of view.
- lens capThe detachable cap that protects the camera lens when the camera is not in use.
- Camera lens
- fisheye lensA wide-angle lens having an extremely wide field of view (approaching or exceeding 180 degrees) and producing images that are circular or distorted by curvature at the edges.
- macro lensA lens that allows a camera to focus at very close range to photograph small objects.
- shoot the lens(Of a performer) to look directly into the camera.
- gravitational lensA distribution of matter whose gravitational field bends the path of light rays sufficiently to distort, magnify or multiply images of more distant objects.
- circle contact lensA cosmetic contact lens that makes the eyes' irises appear larger, popular in East Asia.
- lens flareA stray patch of brightness in a photographic image resulting from aberrant refractions or reflections within the lens due to an exceptionally bright light source, sometimes one just outside the image proper.
- circle lensCircle contact lens.
- eye lensSynonym of lens (“part of the eye”).
- field lensa positive-powered lens or group of lenses that comes after the objective lens and before the image plane or the eyepiece, serving to change the size of the image
- kit lensA camera lens that is bundled with a camera body, usually at a discount price.
- lens boardA part used for securing a lens to the front standard of a large-format view camera.
- long lensA telephoto lens.
- normal lensA lens which produces an image similar in detail and angular perspective to the view produced by the human eye, as distinct from a wide-angle lens or a telephoto lens.
- prime lensA photographic lens with a constant focal length, as opposed to a zoom lens.
- standard lensSynonym of normal lens: A lens which produces an image similar in detail and angular perspective to the view produced by the human eye, as distinct from a wide-angle lens or a telephoto lens.
- water lensA simple lens formed by placing a few drops of water in a small brass cell with blackened sides and a glass bottom.
- objective lensA lens or a system of lenses in a microscope or telescope that is located nearest to the object that is being viewed.
- convex lensA lens having at least one convex surface, such that light passing through it may be brought to a focus.
- shot the lenssimple past and past participle of shoot the lens
Compound words 81
- lenserThe person who shoots a film.
- lensmanA male photographer.
- microlensA microscopic lens
- lenslikeResembling or characteristic of a lens.
- lensletA small lens that is part of an array used to generate illumination of uniform intensity
- lentoidHaving the form of a lens; lens-shaped.
- lensmakerA manufacturer of lenses.
- lensmakingThe manufacture of lenses.
- lenshoundA press photographer.
- lenslessWithout a lens or lenses.