lens
Dutch (Brabantic)
/lɛns/
noun
Definitions
- (optics) optical lens
- crystalline lens in the eye
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lēns (lentil, a lentil bean).
Origin
Latin
lēns
Gloss
lentil, a lentil bean
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lens English
- telelens English
- lentiscifer Latin
- lēns Latin
- Linse German
- lenz German
- contact Dutch, Flemish
- contactlens Dutch, Flemish
- groot Dutch, Flemish
- groothoeklens Dutch, Flemish
- hoek Dutch, Flemish
- klep Dutch, Flemish
- lensklep Dutch, Flemish
- telelens Dutch, Flemish
- linse Norwegian Bokmål
- linse Norwegian Nynorsk
- lensa Indonesian
- lens Afrikaans