lenses
Light-bending discs
Lenses is the plural of lens—a curved piece of glass or other transparent material that bends light to focus or disperse it.
Eyeglasses have lenses, as do cameras, telescopes, and microscopes.
The lens in your eye focuses images on the retina.
Figuratively, a lens is a perspective or framework: She views history through a feminist lens.
Contact lenses sit directly on the eye.
Corrective eyewear worn daily
- glassesCorrective eyewear or tumblers
- framesRigid enclosing structures
- bifocalsDual-strength corrective lenses
- trifocalsThree-segment corrective lenses
varifocals · contacts · monocle · prescription · corrective · progressive · reading · sunglasses
Adjustable optical inlet
- zoomRapid movement or magnification
- wide-angleEncompassing broad vistas
- telephotoMagnifying camera lens
- fisheyeHemispherical camera lens
macro · prime · kit · f-stop · focus · bokeh · sharpness · distortion
Wave bending between media
- prismLight-splitting optical element
- convexCurved outward externally
- concaveCurving inward, not outward
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
convergence · divergence · curvature · optical · achromatic · spherical · cylindrical · objective
Eye's clear outer dome
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- intraocularWithin the eye
- implantDevice placed inside tissue
- cataractClouded eye lens
accommodation · presbyopia · myopia · hyperopia · astigmatism · retina · focusing · natural
Purpose or goal
- eyepieceLens you look through
- electronNegative subatomic particle
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
specimen · slide · coverslip · condenser · illumination · fluorescence · confocal · scanning
Face-worn concealment
- viewportVisible display region
- temperedStrengthened through heat treatment
- purgeEliminate unwanted elements
- framelessHaving no enclosing edge
anti-fog · silicone · skirt · visibility · underwater
Way of seeing things
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- filterPorous separation device
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- interpretationAssigned meaning
cultural · political · ideological · critical · analytical · historical · feminist · postcolonial
spectacles
Corrective eyewear worn daily
- glassesCorrective eyewear or tumblers
- framesRigid enclosing structures
- bifocalsDual-strength corrective lenses
trifocals · varifocals · contacts · monocle · prescription · corrective · progressive · reading · sunglasses · photochromic
aperture
Adjustable optical inlet
- zoomRapid movement or magnification
- wide-angleEncompassing broad vistas
- telephotoMagnifying camera lens
fisheye · macro · prime · kit · f-stop · focus · bokeh · sharpness · distortion · vignetting
refraction
Wave bending between media
- prismLight-splitting optical element
- convexCurved outward externally
- concaveCurving inward, not outward
magnification · convergence · divergence · curvature · optical · achromatic · spherical · cylindrical · objective · eyepiece
cornea
Eye's clear outer dome
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- intraocularWithin the eye
- implantDevice placed inside tissue
cataract · accommodation · presbyopia · myopia · hyperopia · astigmatism · retina · focusing · natural · artificial
objective
Purpose or goal
- eyepieceLens you look through
- electronNegative subatomic particle
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
resolution · specimen · slide · coverslip · condenser · illumination · fluorescence · confocal · scanning · compound
mask
Face-worn concealment
- viewportVisible display region
- temperedStrengthened through heat treatment
- purgeEliminate unwanted elements
frameless · anti-fog · silicone · skirt · visibility · underwater
viewpoint
Way of seeing things
interpretation · cultural · political · ideological · critical · analytical · historical · feminist · postcolonial · economic
- specialized equipmentmedical devices, lab equipment, surgical tools, scalpels, MRI machines
- vision careglasses, frames, contacts, eye exams, eye doctor
- eyewear & visionglasses, eyeglasses, monocle, pince-nez, lorgnette
- opticsmirror, mirrors, prism, prisms, filter
- optometryeye exams, eye care, eye doctor, glasses, contacts
- Camera Termsdigital cameras, film cameras, SLR, DSLR, mirrorless
lensesmirrors
Reflective glass surfaces
reflectors · prisms · diffusers · apertures · pinholes
lensesnaked eye
Vision without optical instruments
blindfolds · blinders · occluders · direct observation · shutters
- contact lensesVision aids worn on eyes
- contact lensWorn on the eyeball
- lens flaresScattered light in optics
- camera lensOptical focusing attachment
- zoom lensAdjustable-magnification camera optic
- fish-eye lensesUltra-wide camera optics