Lens
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lens-187-12796234
title:
Lens
text:
A lens is a transmissive optical device that focuses or disperses a light beam by means of refraction. A simple lens consists of a single piece of transparent material, while a compound lens consists of several simple lenses (elements), usually arranged along a common axis. Lenses are made from materials such as glass or plastic and are ground, polished, or molded to the required shape. A lens can focus light to form an image, unlike a prism, which refracts light without focusing. Devices that s
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Optical device which transmits and refracts light
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens
date created:
2001-10-25T01:25:40Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T14:03:15Z
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