lenticular en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /lɛnˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/ (US)
- /lɛnˈtɪk.jʊ.lə/ (UK)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lenticular, lenticuler, borrowed from Medieval Latin lenticulāris (“lentil-shaped”), from Latin lenticula, from lēns + -cula, ultimately from Latin lēns (“lentil”).
Meanings
- Of or pertaining to a lens.
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Shaped like a biconvex lens.
The sporophyte foot is also characteristic: it is very broad and more or less lenticular or disciform, as broad or broader than the calyptra stalk[…]
1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 5:The [Royal Albert] bridge itself has approach viaducts on each side, before two 455ft lenticular trusses span the main part of the river, which is 80ft below.
2023 May 3, Philip Haigh, “The art and science of building bridges”, in RAIL, number 982, page 41:
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Relating to a lenticular image.
lenticular photography
But establishment on the fringes of everyday practice doesn't mean lenticular photography is a failure. On the contrary, the process manifests resounding cultural success through its longevity.
2015, Kim Timby, 3D and Animated Lenticular Photography: Between Utopia and Entertainment, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 248:
- Covered in lenticels.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most lenticular | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more lenticular | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
lenticular bracket · lenticular nucleus · lenticular printing · lenticular image · thalamolenticular · lenticularly · circumlenticular · nonlenticular · bilenticular · capsulolenticular · lenticular cloud · retrolenticular · lenticular galaxy · corneolenticular · extralenticular · sublenticular · semilenticular · perilenticular · iridolenticular · hepatolenticular
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Synonyms
Translations (20)
es lenticular (of or pertaining to a lens) · la lenticulāris (shaped like a biconvex lens) · pl soczewkowaty (shaped like a biconvex lens) · bg лещообразен (shaped like a biconvex lens) · es lenticular (shaped like a biconvex lens) · fr lenticulaire (of or pertaining to a lens) · ru чечевицеобразный (shaped like a biconvex lens) · ga lionsach (of or pertaining to a lens) · ru двояковыпуклый (shaped like a biconvex lens) · pl soczewkowy (of or pertaining to a lens) · de Linsen- (of or pertaining to a lens) · fi linssimäinen (shaped like a biconvex lens) · ru линзообразный (of or pertaining to a lens) · de linsenförmig (shaped like a biconvex lens) · fi linssi- (of or pertaining to a lens) · es lenticular (relating to a lenticular image) · ca lenticular (shaped like a biconvex lens) · ga dédhronnach (shaped like a biconvex lens) · fr lenticulaire (shaped like a biconvex lens) · de Linsenraster- (relating to a lenticular image)