lens Synonyms
Another word for lens
• noun (Context 1)
A piece of glass or other transparent material with curved sides for concentrating or dispersing light rays, used singly or in combinations in optical instruments.
"The photographer swapped out the camera glass to capture a wider angle of the sweeping mountain landscape."
• noun (Context 2)
A conceptual framework, perspective, or channel through which a subject, issue, or situation is viewed and understood.
"The historian examined the medieval conflict through the perspective of economic disparity rather than political ideology."
• verb (Context 3)
To film, photograph, or shoot a motion picture or scene.
"The director chose to film the entire movie in black and white to emphasize its striking noir atmosphere."
• verb (Context 4)
To cause light or other radiation to deflect or focus as it passes through or near a massive object (used especially in astrophysics).
"The gravity of the massive galaxy cluster was found to deflect the light from the distant quasar situated directly behind it."