How many syllables in lens?

There is 1 syllable in the word lens.

Divide lens into syllables:

lens (noun):: a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images.; a piece of transparent material (such as glass) that has two opposite regular surfaces either both curved or one curved and the other plane and that is used either singly or combined in an optical instrument for forming an image by focusing rays of light

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