contact lens

noun

one of a pair of small plastic disks that are held in place over the cornea by surface tension and correct vision defects inconspicuously.

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Compare hard lens, intraocular lens, soft lens.

Origin of contact lens

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby contact lens

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Words related to contact lens

contacts, hard lenses, soft lenses

British Dictionary definitions for contact lens

contact lens

noun

a thin convex lens, usually of plastic, which floats on the layer of tears in front of the cornea to correct defects of vision
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Medical definitions for contact lens

contact lens

n.

A thin plastic or glass lens that is fitted over the cornea of the eye to correct various vision defects.
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