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lenticular

English

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WOTD – 18 June 2010
 
The Royal Albert Bridge, between Devon and Cornwall, employs two lenticular (sense 2) trusses

Etymology

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Inherited from Middle English lenticular, lenticuler, borrowed from Medieval Latin lenticulāris (“lentil-shaped”), ultimately from Latin lēns (“lentil”).

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Adjective

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lenticular (comparative more lenticular, superlative most lenticular)

  1. Of or pertaining to a lens.
  3. Shaped like a biconvex lens.
    Synonym: lentiform
    • 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 sporophyte foot is also characteristic: it is very broad and more or less lenticular or disciform, as broad or broader than the calyptra stalk […]
    • 2023 May 3, Philip Haigh, “The art and science of building bridges”, in RAIL, number 982, page 41:
      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.
  4. Relating to a lenticular image.
    lenticular photography
    • 2015, Kim Timby, 3D and Animated Lenticular Photography: Between Utopia and Entertainment, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 248:
      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.

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Noun

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lenticular (plural lenticulars)

  1. Ellipsis of lenticular image.
  2. Ellipsis of lenticular galaxy.

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lenticular image — see lenticular image
lenticular galaxy — see lenticular galaxy

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin lenticulāris.

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  • Hyphenation: len‧ti‧cu‧lar

Adjective

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lenticular m or f (plural lenticulares)

  1. lenticular

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French lenticulaire, from Medieval Latin lenticulāris.

Adjective

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lenticular m or n (feminine singular lenticulară, masculine plural lenticulari, feminine and neuter plural lenticulare)

  1. lenticular

Declension

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Declension of lenticular
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite lenticular lenticulară lenticulari lenticulare
definite lenticularul lenticulara lenticularii lenticularele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite lenticular lenticulare lenticulari lenticulare
definite lenticularului lenticularei lenticularilor lenticularelor

Spanish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin lenticulāris.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lentikuˈlaɾ/ [lẽn̪.t̪i.kuˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: len‧ti‧cu‧lar

Adjective

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lenticular m or f (masculine and feminine plural lenticulares)

  1. lenticular

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