lenticular
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yə adjective
1.
of or pertaining to a lens.
2.
biconvex; convexo-convex.
3.
resembling the seed of a lentil in form; lentil-shaped.
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World English Dictionary
lenticular or lentiform (lɛnˈtɪkjʊlə, ˈlɛntɪˌfɔːm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
| lentiform or lentiform (lɛnˈtɪkjʊlə, ˈlɛntɪˌfɔːm, ˈlɛntɔɪd) | |
| —adj | |
| [C17: from Latin lenticulāris like a | |
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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.
Of or relating to a lens.
Shaped like a biconvex lens.
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Example sentences
It's a lenticular galaxy that's been undisturbed for quite a while.
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