"lenticular" meaning in English

See lenticular in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /lɛnˈtɪk.jʊ.lə/ [UK], /lɛnˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/ [US] Audio: En-us-lenticular.ogg [US] Forms: more lenticular [comparative], most lenticular [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from Latin lenticulāris (“lentil-shaped”), from lēns (“a lentil”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|lenticulāris||lentil-shaped}} Latin lenticulāris (“lentil-shaped”), {{m|la|lēns||a lentil}} lēns (“a lentil”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} lenticular (comparative more lenticular, superlative most lenticular)
  1. Of or pertaining to a lens. Translations (of or pertaining to a lens): linssi- (Finnish), lenticulaire [feminine] (French), Linsen- (German), lionsach (Irish), soczewkowy (Polish), линзообразный (linzoobraznyj) (Russian), lenticular (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-lenticular-en-adj-mA9SbxBC Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to a lens': 94 6 0
  2. Shaped like a biconvex lens. Synonyms: lentiform Translations (shaped like a biconvex lens): лещообразен (leštoobrazen) (Bulgarian), lenticular (Catalan), linssimäinen (Finnish), lenticulaire (French), linsenförmig (German), dédhronnach (Irish), lenticulāris (Latin), soczewkowaty (Polish), двояковыпуклый (dvojakovypuklyj) (Russian), чечевицеобразный (čečeviceobraznyj) (Russian), lenticular (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-lenticular-en-adj-en:biconvex Disambiguation of 'shaped like a biconvex lens': 4 92 4
  3. Relating to a lenticular image. Translations (relating to a lenticular image): Linsenraster- (German), lenticular (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-lenticular-en-adj-4o4LASJ4 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 9 28 31 33 Disambiguation of 'relating to a lenticular image': 0 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: extralenticular, lens, lensoidal, lenticel

Noun

IPA: /lɛnˈtɪk.jʊ.lə/ [UK], /lɛnˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/ [US] Audio: En-us-lenticular.ogg [US] Forms: lenticulars [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from Latin lenticulāris (“lentil-shaped”), from lēns (“a lentil”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|lenticulāris||lentil-shaped}} Latin lenticulāris (“lentil-shaped”), {{m|la|lēns||a lentil}} lēns (“a lentil”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lenticular (plural lenticulars)
  1. Ellipsis of lenticular image. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: lenticular image
    Sense id: en-lenticular-en-noun-pzhdNIN9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 9 28 31 33
  2. Ellipsis of lenticular galaxy. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: lenticular galaxy
    Sense id: en-lenticular-en-noun-VR5qe6un Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 9 28 31 33

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a lens",
      "word": "lenticular"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "leštoobrazen",
      "sense": "shaped like a biconvex lens",
      "word": "лещообразен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "shaped like a biconvex lens",
      "word": "lenticular"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "shaped like a biconvex lens",
      "word": "linssimäinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "shaped like a biconvex lens",
      "word": "lenticulaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "shaped like a biconvex lens",
      "word": "linsenförmig"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "shaped like a biconvex lens",
      "word": "dédhronnach"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "shaped like a biconvex lens",
      "word": "lenticulāris"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "shaped like a biconvex lens",
      "word": "soczewkowaty"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dvojakovypuklyj",
      "sense": "shaped like a biconvex lens",
      "word": "двояковыпуклый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čečeviceobraznyj",
      "sense": "shaped like a biconvex lens",
      "word": "чечевицеобразный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "shaped like a biconvex lens",
      "word": "lenticular"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "relating to a lenticular image",
      "word": "Linsenraster-"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "relating to a lenticular image",
      "word": "lenticular"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lenticular"
}

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    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
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        "2": "la",
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        "4": "",
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      },
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    },
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        "3": "",
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    }
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          "word": "lenticular galaxy"
        }
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      "tags": [
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