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lens
noun
-
lens
,
lenses
a
curved
piece
of
glass
or
plastic
that
bends
light
so
that
it
forms
a
clear
image
•
The
photographer
changed
the
lens
to
take
a
close-up
shot
of
the
flower
.
The
photographer
changed
the
lens
to
take
a
close-up
shot
of
the
flower
.
•
Without
her
glasses
,
the
scratched
lens
made
everything
look
blurry
.
Without
her
glasses
,
the
scratched
lens
made
everything
look
blurry
.
Borrowed
from
Latin
"
lens
"
meaning
"
lentil
,"
because
early
glass
lenses
were
shaped
like
lentil
seeds
.
noun
-
lens
,
lenses
a
particular
way
of
thinking
about
or
looking
at
something
•
When
we
study
history
through
the
lens
of
economics
,
we
notice
different
patterns
.
When
we
study
history
through
the
lens
of
economics
,
we
notice
different
patterns
.
•
Teachers
often
view
behavior
through
the
lens
of
child
development
.
Teachers
often
view
behavior
through
the
lens
of
child
development
.
Figurative
use
developed
in
the
1700s
,
extending
the
physical
idea
of
a
lens
focusing
light
to
the
mental
act
of
focusing
thought
.
verb
-
lens
,
lensing
,
lenses
,
lensed
to
film
or
photograph
something
with
a
camera
•
The
director
chose
to
lens
the
movie
on
location
in
the
desert
.
The
director
chose
to
lens
the
movie
on
location
in
the
desert
.
•
A
drone
was
used
to
lens
sweeping
aerial
shots
of
the
city
.
A
drone
was
used
to
lens
sweeping
aerial
shots
of
the
city
.
Verb
use
arose
in
the
early
20th
century
U
.
S
.
film
industry
as
a
shorthand
for
"
to
use
a
camera
lens
."
