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contact lens

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noun
  1. 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
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British Dictionary definitions for contact lens

contact lens

noun
  1. 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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contact lens in Medicine

contact lens

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