Lens (geometry)

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A lens contained between two circular arcs of radius R, and centers at O₁ and O₂

In geometry, a lens is a shape comprising two circular arcs, joined at their endpoints. The Vesica piscis is one form of a symmetrical lens.

In common usage, the term "lens" is also used to describe the shape of a three-dimensional object obtained by rotating a two-dimensional lens about its narrow axis of symmetry. Such a shape is described as lenticular.

See also

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References

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