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Pronunciation / Transliteration: renjeu
"카메라 렌즈를 깨끗이 닦았습니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A piece of glass or other transparent material with curved surfaces for bending light and forming an image.
"The photographer adjusted the camera lens to capture the distant mountain." - 2
A perspective or mental framework through which things are viewed and interpreted.
"We must examine the policy through the lens of economic sustainability."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'lens', meaning lentil, because of the physical resemblance of a double-convex glass lens to a lentil seed. The term entered scientific usage in the 17th century with the development of optics and telescopes, eventually expanding metaphorically to describe any perspective or viewpoint.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lens" is said worldwide
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lentille
Transliteration: lɑ̃.tij
"Il a nettoyé la lentille de son appareil photo."
Linse
Transliteration: ˈlɪnzə
"Die Kamera hat eine sehr scharfe Linse."
lente
Transliteration: ˈlɛn.te
"Ha dovuto cambiare la lente degli occhiali."
lente
Transliteration: ˈlente
"El fotógrafo cambió de lente para la toma lejana."
lente
Transliteration: ˈlẽ.tʃi
"A lente da câmera precisa estar limpa."
लens
Transliteration: lens
Script: लेंस
"कैमरा लेंस बहुत साफ है।"
镜头
Transliteration: jìngtóu
"这台相机的镜头非常昂贵。"
렌즈
Transliteration: renjeu
"카메라 렌즈를 깨끗이 닦았습니다."
レンズ
Transliteration: renzu
"カメラのレンズを交換した。"
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