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len⋅tic⋅u⋅lar

[len-tik-yuh-ler]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to a lens.
2. biconvex; convexo-convex.
3. resembling the seed of a lentil in form; lentil-shaped.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L lenticulāris lentillike, equiv. to lenticul(a) (see lenticle ) + -āris -ar 1


len⋅tic⋅u⋅lar⋅ly, adverb
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len·tic·u·lar   (lěn-tĭk'yə-lər)   
adj.  
  1. Shaped like a biconvex lens.

  2. Of or relating to a lens.


[Latin lenticulāris, lentil-shaped, from lenticula, lentil; see lentil.]
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Main Entry: len·tic·u·lar
Pronunciation: len-'tik-y&-l&r
Function: adjective
1 : having the shape of a double-convexlens
2 : of or relating to a lens especially of the eye
3 : relating to or being the lentiform nucleus of the brain
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lenticular len·tic·u·lar (lěn-tĭk'yə-lər)
adj.

  1. Of or relating to a lens.

  2. Shaped like a biconvex lens.

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