lente

Definitions of lente
  1. noun
    a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
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    monocolo
    lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles
    obiettivo
    the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
    teleobiettivo
    a camera lens that magnifies the image
    fish eye
    a camera lens having a wider than normal angle of view (and usually a short focal length); produces an image that is foreshortened in the center and increasingly distorted in the periphery
  2. noun
    electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons
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    componente elettronico
    equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
  3. noun
    optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
    synonyms: lenti, occhiali
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    occhiali da sole
    spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun
  4. noun
    biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focuses light on the retina
    synonyms: cristallino
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    organo
    a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
  5. noun
    a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string
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    peso, soma
    an artifact that is heavy
  6. noun
    round flat seed of the lentil plant used for food
    synonyms: lenticchia
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