convex lens

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A lens having at least one surface that curves outward like the exterior of a sphere.

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It reminded me a bit of an alternative take on The Wolf of Wall Street—through the Toni and Candace lens.
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And he said, I know you see this crisis through a very personal lens.
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The camera dollied backward along the length of the tower's staircase while simultaneously its lens zoomed forward.
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I see my personal experiences as a lens to look at something much bigger.
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They, like Klain, deserve to be seen through a historical lens before we rush to judgment.
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Go carefully over the film with an oil-immersion lens, using a mechanical stage if available.
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It is sometimes indented, with its convex side in contact with the periphery of the cell.
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From his waistcoat pocket he took a little silver convex mirror and surveyed himself critically therein.
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Still kneeling, he drew from his waistcoat pocket a powerful lens contained in a washleather bag.
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