lens
/lenz/noun
उच्चारण लेन्ज़
लेंस
Core word
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a curved piece of glass or plastic that makes things look larger, smaller or clearer; (also contact lens) a small round piece of plastic placed on the eye; the clear part of the eye
लेंस
- a camera lens
- The telescope has a powerful lens that can show the craters on the moon.
- He cleaned the lens of his glasses with a soft cloth.
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- A convex lens can focus sunlight on to one point.
- The doctor said the lens of her eye was clouded.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
lens (countable)
A lens is countable; the plural is lenses.
Lens countable है; इसका plural lenses है।
- The camera has two lenses.
- One lens of my glasses is cracked.
the lens of the eye
The lens is the clear part of the eye that focuses light.
Lens आँख का पारदर्शी भाग है जो प्रकाश को केंद्रित करता है।
- The lens of the eye focuses light on the retina.
- A cloudy lens is called a cataract.
through the lens of
Figuratively, through the lens of means from a particular point of view.
लाक्षणिक रूप में 'through the lens of' का अर्थ किसी विशेष दृष्टिकोण से है।
- The film shows poverty through the lens of a child.
- History can be studied through the lens of trade.
convex / concave lens
In physics, a convex lens converges light, and a concave lens spreads it.
भौतिकी में उत्तल लेंस प्रकाश को अभिसारित और अवतल लेंस अपसारित करता है।
- A convex lens is used in a magnifying glass.
- Concave lenses correct short sight.
+Collocations 4
adjective + lens
convexconcavecameracontactzoom
- A convex lens can burn paper in sunlight.
verb + lens
wearcleanfocusfitgrind
- She cleaned the camera lens carefully.
lens + noun
capcovercasecleanermaker
- Keep the lens cap on when you are not using the camera.
noun + lens
cameratelescopemicroscopespectaclemagnifying
- The microscope lens showed the tiny cells.
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- The teacher showed how a convex lens forms an image.
शिक्षक ने दिखाया कि उत्तल लेंस प्रतिबिंब कैसे बनाता है।
- Radhika bought a new lens for her camera.
राधिका ने अपने कैमरे के लिए नया लेंस खरीदा।
- The doctor said the lens of his eye had become cloudy.
डॉक्टर ने कहा कि उसकी आँख का लेंस धुंधला हो गया है।
- Contact lenses are not allowed during the swimming class.
तैराकी की कक्षा में contact lenses की अनुमति नहीं है।
- The novel looks at the war through the lens of a nurse.
उपन्यास युद्ध को एक नर्स के दृष्टिकोण से देखता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The lens are made of glass.
✓ The lenses are made of glass.
Lens is singular; the plural is lenses.
Lens singular है; plural lenses है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These are optical tools, but a lens focuses, a magnifier enlarges, and a prism splits light.
ये प्रकाशीय उपकरण हैं, पर lens केंद्रित करता है, magnifier बड़ा दिखाता है और prism प्रकाश को बाँटता है।
A curved piece of glass or plastic that bends light.
काँच या प्लास्टिक का वक्र टुकड़ा जो प्रकाश को मोड़ता है।
- The lens is scratched.
magnifier
A lens or device used to make small things look bigger.
छोटी चीज़ों को बड़ा दिखाने वाला लेंस या उपकरण।
- He read the tiny print with a magnifier.
A solid piece of glass that splits light into colours.
काँच का ठोस टुकड़ा जो प्रकाश को रंगों में बाँटता है।
- The prism made a small rainbow on the wall.
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: a convex lens is used to correct long sight (hypermetropia) and a concave lens to correct short sight (myopia); grammar: plural lenses.
विज्ञान में उत्तल लेंस दूर-दृष्टि दोष (hypermetropia) और अवतल लेंस निकट-दृष्टि दोष (myopia) ठीक करने में प्रयुक्त होता है; grammar में plural lenses।