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    CONVEX LENS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Lens such that a beam of light passing through it is brought to a point or focusplay

    Synonyms:

    converging lens; convex lens

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("convex lens" is a kind of...):

    lens; lens system; lense (a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "convex lens"):

    sunglass (a convex lens that focuses the rays of the sun; used to start a fire)

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