lens cap

noun

The detachable cap that protects the camera lens when the camera is not in use.

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lens cover
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Meanings

nounlens cap (plural lens caps)

plural lens caps

  1. artsThe detachable cap that protects the camera lens when the camera is not in use.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncap used to keep lens free of dust when not in use

Similar
lens cover
Broader
cap

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From lens + cap.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 鏡頭蓋 /镜头盖
  • 鏡頭蓋 /镜头盖 (jìngtóugài)cap that protects a camera lens
Dutch lensklep
  • lensklepcap that protects a camera lens
Finnish linssinsuojus
  • linssinsuojuscap that protects a camera lens
French capuchon de l'objectif
  • capuchon de l'objectifcap that protects a camera lens
Hungarian objektívsapka
  • objektívsapkacap that protects a camera lens
Japanese レンズキャップ
  • レンズキャップ (renzu kyappu)cap that protects a camera lens
Polish dekielek
  • dekielekcap that protects a camera lens
Thai ฝาครอบเลนส์
  • ฝาครอบเลนส์cap that protects a camera lens
Cite this entry
APA

lens cap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lens%20cap

MLA

“lens cap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lens%20cap. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lens cap,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lens%20cap.

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