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progressive lens

American  

noun

  1. a multifocal eyeglass lens that provides a continuous range of focal power between near and far distances.


Etymology

Origin of progressive lens

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

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Since Buchanan writes on tax policy through a progressive lens, he said he felt that he could become a target at any time.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2023

Seen through a feminist, progressive lens, assisted reproductive technologies have emancipatory potential; they have the power to expand the definition of family, creating new familial configurations and notions of relatedness.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 22, 2019

Essilor specialised in plastic lenses, which were replacing glass, and it also had a magical product: “Varilux”, the world’s first progressive lens, invented by an Essel engineer named Bernard Maitenaz in 1959.

From The Guardian • May 10, 2018

One of the company’s largest purchases was a 50% stake in Shamir Optical, a large Israeli company that specializes in progressive lens.

From Forbes • Sep. 5, 2012

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