Lens

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A lens can be:

Lens (optics), an optical element. See also , and:
*Lens (anatomy), a part of the eye
*Corrective lens for vision correction.
*Photographic lens, a special type of lens used in a camera. See also .
*Sunglasses' lenses, which are light-attenuating elements
*Hence:
**Gravitational lens, an astronomical effect
**Electrostatic lens, a device used to focus or collimate electron beams
** a metaphor for a point of view
**a science-fictional alien device in E. E. Smith's Lensman series, which gives its bearer telepathic and other abilities
Lens (genus), the genus of the lentil plant
Lens (geometry), a geometric shape formed from two arcs

There are also places called Lens:

Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France
*RC Lens, its football (soccer) club
Lens, Belgium
Lens, Valais, Switzerland

People named Lens include:

Louis Lens, Flemish rose breeder

LENS can be an abbreviation for:

Laser Engineered Net Shaping, a rapid prototyping technology capable of building fully-dense metal parts

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