Lens vs. Mirror

Lensnoun

An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.

Lensnoun

A device which focuses or defocuses electron beams.

Lensnoun

(geometry) A convex shape bounded by two circular arcs, joined at their endpoints, the corresponding concave shape being a lune.

Lensnoun

(biology) A genus of the legume family; its bean.

Lensnoun

(anatomy) The transparent crystalline structure in the eye.

Lensnoun

(earth science) A body of rock, ice, or water shaped like a convex lens.

Lensnoun

A way of looking, literally or figuratively, at something.

Lensnoun

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Lensverb

(transitive) To film, shoot.

Lensverb

(geology) To become thinner towards the edges.

Lensnoun

A piece of glass, or other transparent substance, ground with two opposite regular surfaces, either both curved, or one curved and the other plane, and commonly used, either singly or combined, in optical instruments, for changing the direction of rays of light, and thus magnifying objects, or otherwise modifying vision. In practice, the curved surfaces are usually spherical, though rarely cylindrical, or of some other figure.

Lensnoun

a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images

Lensnoun

genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils

Lensnoun

(metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood;

Lensnoun

biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; it focuses light waves on the retina

Lensnoun

electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons

Mirrornoun

A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.

Mirrornoun

(figuratively) An object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another.

Mirrornoun

(internet) A website or other online resource that contains replicated data.

Mirrornoun

A mirror carp.

Mirrornoun

(historical) A kind of political self-help book, advising kings, princes, etc. on how to behave.

Mirrorverb

(transitive) Of an event, activity, behaviour, etc, to be identical to, to be a copy of.

Mirrorverb

To create something identical to (a web site, etc.).

Mirrorverb

(transitive) To reflect, as in a mirror.

Mirrornoun

A looking-glass or a speculum; any glass or polished substance that forms images by the reflection of rays of light.

Mirrornoun

That which gives a true representation, or in which a true image may be seen; hence, a pattern; an exemplar.

Mirrornoun

See Speculum.

Mirrorverb

To reflect, as in a mirror.

Mirrorverb

To copy or duplicate; to mimic or imitate; as, the files at Project Gutenberg were mirrored on several other ftp sites around the world.

Mirrorverb

To have a close resemblance to; as, his opinions often mirrored those of his wife.

Mirrornoun

polished surface that forms images by reflecting light

Mirrornoun

a faithful depiction or reflection;

Mirrorverb

reflect as if in a mirror;

Mirrorverb

reflect or resemble;

Mirrornoun

a surface, typically of glass coated with a metal amalgam, which reflects a clear image

Mirrornoun

a thing regarded as accurately representing something else

Mirrornoun

a site on a network which stores the contents copied from another site

Mirrorverb

(of a surface) show a reflection of

Mirrorverb

correspond to

Mirrorverb

keep a copy of the contents of (a network site) at another site, typically in order to improve accessibility

Mirrorverb

store copies of data in (two or more hard disks) for protection

Mirror

A mirror is an object that reflects an image. Light that bounces off a mirror will show an image of whatever is in front of it, when focused through the lens of the eye or a camera.