lenticular

[len-tik-yuh-ler]

adjective

1. of or relating to a lens.

2. biconvex; convexo-convex.

3. resembling the seed of a lentil in form; lentil-shaped.

lenticular

/ lɛnˈtɪkjʊlə, ˈlɛntɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. Also: lentoid. shaped like a biconvex lens

2. of or concerned with a lens or lenses

3. shaped like a lentil seed

4. of or relating to a galaxy with a large central bulge, small disc, but no spiral arms, intermediate in shape between spiral and elliptical galaxies

Other Word Forms

• lenticularly adverb
• postlenticular adjective
• sublenticular adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lenticular¹

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin lenticulāris lentillike, equivalent to lenticul ( a ) ( lenticle ) + -āris -ar ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of lenticular¹

C17: from Latin lenticulāris like a _lentil

Example Sentences

This amazing shot shows a double lenticular cloud lit up by the lava from the Villarrica volcano in Chile.

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What has been observed may look like flying saucers but they are actually lenticular clouds, also referred to by some as pancake or UFO clouds.

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At most, the movie takes his image from flat to lenticular.

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For its new exhibition, “The End of Fossil Fuel,” one lenticular map displays the world in shades of black, white and gray.

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I’ve gotten into a method of it because I’ve started specifically focusing on lenticular stuff, so I’m constantly thinking about how things can change and look differently.

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