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lenticular

[len-tik-yuh-ler]

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adjective

of or pertaining to a lens.

biconvex; convexo-convex.

resembling the seed of a lentil in form; lentil-shaped.

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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin lenticulāris lentillike, equivalent to lenticul(a) (see lenticle) + -āris -ar¹

Related forms

len·tic·u·lar·ly, adverb

post·len·tic·u·lar, adjective

sub·len·tic·u·lar, adjective

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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

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World English Dictionary

lenticular or lentiform (lɛnˈtɪkjʊlə, ˈlɛntɪˌfɔːm)

—*adj*
1.	Also: lentoid shaped like a biconvex lens
2.	of or concerned with a lens or lenses
3.	shaped like a lentil seed
4.	of or relating to a galaxy with a large central bulge, small disc, but no spiral arms, intermediate in shape between spiral and elliptical galaxies

[C17: from Latin lenticulāris like a lentil]

lentiform or lentiform (lɛnˈtɪkjʊlə, ˈlɛntɪˌfɔːm, ˈlɛntɔɪd)

—*adj*

[C17: from Latin lenticulāris like a lentil]

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Word Origin & History

lenticular

1650s, from L.L. lenticularis, from lenticula, dim. of lens "lentil" (see lens).

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Medical Dictionary

lenticular len·tic·u·lar (lěn-tĭk'yə-lər)
adj.