lens

/lenz/ noun [C]

Definition

› a curved piece of glass in cameras, glasses, and scientific equipment used for looking at things → See also contact lens → See also zoom lens

› the part of the eye behind the pupil (= dark hole) that helps you see well

(Definition of lens noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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