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lens
A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
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A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
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Electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons
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Biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina
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(metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood
“The writer is the lens through which history can be seen”
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The writer is the lens through which history can be seen
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