LENS in a Sentence
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21 example sentences for LENS, such as:
1. The lens of a camera forms images.
2. The lens is often used to make telescopes.
3. He uses lens to make things appear clearer.
4. Some adjustment of the lens may be necessary.
5. He polished the convex lens of his telescope.
2. The lens is often used to make telescopes.
3. He uses lens to make things appear clearer.
4. Some adjustment of the lens may be necessary.
5. He polished the convex lens of his telescope.
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Meanings and Examples of LENS
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lens
n. biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focuses light on the retina
n. (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood
Classic Sentence:
1 A lens and a forceps lying upon the seat of the chair suggested that the hat had been suspended in this manner for the purpose of examination.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE
Context Highlight In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE
2 The lens discloses a large number of hair-ends, clean cut by the scissors of the barber.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE
Context Highlight In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE
3 Then with his lens he tested the hinges, but they were of solid iron, built firmly into the massive masonry.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
Context Highlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
4 This he opened and made a very careful examination of the sill with his powerful magnifying lens.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET
Context Highlight In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET
5 Then with an expression of interest he laid down his cigarette, and carrying the cane to the window, he looked over it again with a convex lens.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In Chapter 1. Mr. Sherlock Holmes
Context Highlight In Chapter 1. Mr. Sherlock Holmes
6 Even without the lens you will perceive, by the scratches on this ward, where the pressure was applied.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In IX. The Adventure of The Resident Patient
Context Highlight In IX. The Adventure of The Resident Patient
7 Holmes had been examining the cover of the notebook with his magnifying lens.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER
Context Highlight In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER
8 Holmes and I sat together in silence all the evening, he engaged with a powerful lens deciphering the remains of the original inscription upon a palimpsest, I deep in a recent treatise upon surgery.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
Context Highlight In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
9 "Well, Watson, it's as well we have not to turn out to-night," said Holmes, laying aside his lens and rolling up the palimpsest.
Example Sentence:
1 The camera adjusts the lens aperture and shutter speed automatically.
2 I took the lens cap off my camera and waited for a good shot.
3 The lens of a camera forms images.
4 Opacity of the eye lens can be induced by deficiency of certain vitamins.
5 Some adjustment of the lens may be necessary.
6 The camera has a lens cap to protect the lens surface.
7 The autoexposure button is awkwardly placed under the lens release button.
8 The lens is often used to make telescopes.
9 He uses lens to make things appear clearer.
10 He polished the convex lens of his telescope.
11 Couldn't the sellers afford a photographer with a decent shift lens to remove the vertical distortion from the image of their building?