lenticular
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lenticulāris (“lentil-shaped”), from lēns (“a lentil”).
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file)
Adjective
lenticular (comparative more lenticular, superlative most lenticular)
- Of or pertaining to a lens.
- Shaped like a biconvex lens.
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- The sporophyte foot is also characteristic: it is very broad and more or less lenticular or disciform, as broad or broader than the calyptra stalk […]
- Relating to a lenticular image.
Synonyms
- (shaped like a biconvex lens): lentiform
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Derived terms
Translations
of or pertaining to a lens
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shaped like a biconvex lens
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relating to a lenticular image
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Noun
lenticular (plural lenticulars)
Translations
lenticular image — see lenticular image
lenticular galaxy — see lenticular galaxy
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lenticularis.
Adjective
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