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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslentille de contact
Pronunciation / Transliteration: lã-tij də kõ-takt
"Elle met ses lentilles de contact chaque matin."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small, thin curved plastic lens placed directly on the surface of the eye to correct vision.
"She prefers wearing contact lenses instead of glasses when playing sports." - 2
A cosmetic lens used to change the apparent color of the wearer's eyes.
"He wore colored contact lenses for his Halloween costume."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'contact' (derived from Latin 'contactus', meaning 'a touching', from 'contingere') and 'lens' (from Latin 'lens', meaning 'lentil', due to the curved shape of optical lenses). The concept was first theorized by Leonardo da Vinci in 1508, but modern plastic contact lenses were developed in the mid-20th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Contact lens" is said worldwide
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lentille de contact
Transliteration: lã-tij də kõ-takt
"Elle met ses lentilles de contact chaque matin."
Kontaktlinse
Transliteration: kɔnˈtaktˌlɪnzə
"Er trägt am liebsten Kontaktlinsen beim Sport."
lente a contatto
Transliteration: lɛnte a konˈtatto
"Ho perso una lente a contatto nello scarico."
lente de contacto
Transliteration: lente de konˈtakto
"Los lentes de contacto son muy cómodos para viajar."
lente de contato
Transliteration: lẽtʃi dʒi kõˈtatu
"Ela limpa suas lentes de contato todas as noites."
कंटेक्ट लेंस
Transliteration: kanṭekṭ lens
"वह चश्मे की बजाय कंटेक्ट लेंस पहनना पसंद करती है।"
隐形眼镜
Transliteration: yǐnxíng yǎnjìng
"戴隐形眼镜游泳是非常危险的。"
콘택트렌즈
Transliteration: kontae-kteul-enjeu
"그는 운동할 때 콘택트렌즈를 착용합니다."
コンタクトレンズ
Transliteration: kontakuto renzu
"寝る前にコンタクトレンズを外してください。"
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