lenticular

[ len-tik-yuh-ler ]

/ lɛnˈtɪk yə lər /

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adjective

of or relating to a lens.

biconvex; convexo-convex.

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

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Origin of lenticular

1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin lenticulāris lentillike, equivalent to lenticul(a) (see lenticle) + -āris-ar¹

OTHER WORDS FROM lenticular

len·tic·u·lar·ly, adverbpost·len·tic·u·lar, adjectivesub·len·tic·u·lar, adjective

Words nearby lenticular

lentando, Lenten, lentic, lenticel, lenticle, lenticular, lenticular cloud, lenticular galaxy, lenticular process, lenticulate, lenticule

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How to use lenticular in a sentence

There they beheld a thick glass lenticular covering, which protected a kind of large eye, from which flashed forth light.
The Secret of the Island|W.H.G. Kingston (translation from Jules Verne)
The lenticular masses through almost the whole mound showed that the earth had been carried in skins or small baskets.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888|Various
For deep streams the meter A is suspended by a wire with a heavy lenticular weight below (fig. 144).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 1|Various
It is a reniform limestone, which occurs distributed in single nodules or rather lenticular cakes, in beds of clay.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

Instead of rudely breaking, the ice would be compelled to change by insensible degrees from the spherical to the lenticular form.
Hours of Exercise in the Alps|John Tyndall

British Dictionary definitions for lenticular

lenticular

lentiform (ˈlɛntɪˌfɔːm)

/ (lɛnˈtɪkjʊlə) /

adjective

Also: lentoid (ˈlɛntɔɪd) shaped like a biconvex lens

of or concerned with a lens or lenses

shaped like a lentil seed

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

Word Origin for lenticular

C17: from Latin lenticulāris like a lentil

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