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# lense

noun (a lense, lenses) — a misspelling of «lens»

«lense» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

«Lense» is a common misspelling of «lens». A lens is a curved piece of glass or clear plastic that bends light to make things look bigger, smaller or clearer, as in glasses, cameras, microscopes and the eye. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lense/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lenses appear in lessons about light: a convex lens (thicker in the middle) can magnify and focus light; a concave lens (thinner in the middle) spreads light out. The eye has its own lens. Phrases (with the right spelling): «contact lens», «camera lens», «magnifying lens».

### Examples

- The correct spelling is «lens», not «lense». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lense/#x1)
- A magnifying glass has a convex lens. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lense/#x2)
- The camera lens was dirty, so the photo was blurry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lense/#x3)
- My sister wears contact lenses instead of glasses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lense/#x4)
- The lens in your eye focuses light onto the back of the eye. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lense/#x5)
- A microscope uses lenses to make tiny things look big. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lense/#x6)
- Do not leave a lens in the sun on dry grass; it can start a fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lense/#x7)
- Clean your glasses' lenses with a soft cloth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lense/#x8)

### Note

The singular is «lens» (one lens) and the plural is «lenses»; «lense» is wrong, though people write it because of the plural. Safety: never look at the Sun through any lens. A lens focusing sunlight can start a fire.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lense» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lense/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lense» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lense.html) on Mova free.