lenticular

American  

[len-tik-yuh-ler] / lɛnˈtɪk yə lər /

adjective

1. of or relating to a lens.

2. biconvex; convexo-convex.

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

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lenticular British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• lenticularly adverb
• postlenticular adjective
• sublenticular adjective

Etymology

Origin of lenticular

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

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

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.

From BBC

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

From New York Times

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

From New York Times

The constantly moving and changing images of her lenticular designs feel like activating the same part of your brain as a Chuck E. Cheese.

From Los Angeles Times