Lenticular

//lɛnˈtɪk.jə.lɚ// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of lenticular image. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  2. 2
    Ellipsis of lenticular galaxy. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to a lens.
  2. 2
    Shaped like a biconvex lens.

    "The sporophyte foot is also characteristic: it is very broad and more or less lenticular or disciform, as broad or broader than the calyptra stalk[…]"

  3. 3
    Relating to a lenticular image.

    "lenticular photography"

  4. 4
    Covered in lenticels.
Adjective
  1. 1
    convex on both sides; shaped like a lentil wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
biconvexconvexo convexconvexo-convexlenticular imagelenticular imagelentiform

Example

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"The sporophyte foot is also characteristic: it is very broad and more or less lenticular or disciform, as broad or broader than the calyptra stalk[…]"

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English lenticular, lenticuler, borrowed from Medieval Latin lenticulāris (“lentil-shaped”), from Latin lenticula, from lēns + -cula, ultimately from Latin lēns (“lentil”).

Related phrases

lenticular bracketlenticular cloudlenticular galaxylenticular imagelenticular nucleuslenticular printinglenticular galaxylenticular image

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