Meanings
nounconvex lens (plural convex lenses)
plural convex lenses
- engineeringA lens having at least one convex surface, such that light passing through it may be brought to a focus.
Synonyms: converging lens
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA lens having at least one convex surface, such that light passing through it may be brought to a focus.
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nounlens such that a beam of light passing through it is brought to a point or focus
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 凸透鏡 /凸透镜
- 凸透鏡 /凸透镜 (tūtòujìng)lens having at least one convex surface
German Sammellinse, Konvexlinse
- Sammellinselens having at least one convex surface
- Konvexlinselens having at least one convex surface
Māori arotahi koropuku
- arotahi koropukulens having at least one convex surface
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convex lens. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convex%20lens
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“convex lens.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convex%20lens. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “convex lens,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/convex%20lens.
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