lenticular

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English

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

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 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.
  5. (botany) Covered in lenticels.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

lenticular (plural lenticulars)

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

Translations

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin lenticulāris.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: len‧ti‧cu‧lar

Adjective

lenticular m or f (plural lenticulares)

  1. lenticular

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French lenticulaire, from Medieval Latin lenticulāris.

Adjective

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

  1. lenticular

Declension

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

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin lenticulāris.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lentikuˈlaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: len‧ti‧cu‧lar

Adjective

lenticular m or f (masculine and feminine plural lenticulares)

  1. lenticular

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