lens
Lens (from Latin lens , "lens" (legume)) denotes:
- Lentil (botany) ( Lens culinaris ), a species of plant and its edible seeds
- Lenses ( Lens ), a genus
- Lens (geology) , a structural term for a lens-shaped mineral deposit or sediment accumulation
- Chocolate lentil , a confectionery
- Lens (Bodenwerder) , a district of the small town of Bodenwerder in Lower Saxony in the Holzminden district in Lower Saxony
- Explosive vessel Linse , German type of explosive vessel during World War II
Optics:
- Lens (optics) , a transparent light-refracting body (e.g. made of glass)
- Lens (eye) , the refractive body, especially in the eyes of humans and animals
- Contact lens , a visual aid
- an electric or electromagnetic field to concentrate or scatter particles, see electron optics
- Gravitational lens a massive astronomical object, see gravitational lens effect
People:
- Cornelia Linse (* 1959), German rower
- Eduard Linse (1848–1902), German architect of classicism and historicism
- Hermann Linse (1914–1999), German engineer and university professor
- Johann David Linse (1751–1789), innkeeper and notorious robber
- Tobias Linse (* 1979), German soccer goalkeeper
- Ulrich Linse (* 1939), German historian
- Walter Linse (1903–1953), German lawyer
See also:
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