lenticular

[ len-tik-yuh-ler ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to a lens.

  2. biconvex; convexo-convex.

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

Origin of lenticular

1
1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin lenticulāris lentillike, equivalent to lenticul(a) (see lenticle) + -āris-ar1

Other words from lenticular

  • len·tic·u·lar·ly, adverb
  • post·len·tic·u·lar, adjective
  • sub·len·tic·u·lar, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for lenticular

lenticular

lentiform (ˈlɛntɪˌfɔːm)

/ (lɛnˈtɪkjʊlə) /


adjective
  1. Also: lentoid (ˈlɛntɔɪd) shaped like a biconvex lens

  2. of or concerned with a lens or lenses

  1. shaped like a lentil seed

  2. 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

Origin of lenticular

1
C17: from Latin lenticulāris like a lentil

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