"lensing" meaning in English

See lensing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: lensings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lensing (countable and uncountable, plural lensings)
  1. The focussing of light as if by a lens. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lensing-en-noun-qFoC6pK0
  2. (slang) The process of shooting a film. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lensing-en-noun-FoaGpz9L
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gravitational lensing Related terms: lenser

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} lensing
  1. present participle and gerund of lens Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: lens
    Sense id: en-lensing-en-verb-zHpUMdyx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 5 91

Inflected forms

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