How many syllables in lens?

There is 1 syllable in the word lens.

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Definition of lens:

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

Synonyms for lens:

anastigmat

anastigmatic lens

camera lens

compound lens

concave lens

condenser

contact

contact lens

converging lens

convex lens

crown lens

crystalline lens

diverging lens

electron lens

eyeglass

eyepiece

field lens

fresnel lens

genus lens

intraocular lens

lens of the eye

lens system

lense

meniscus

monocle

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Antonyms for lens:

biconcave lens

reducing glass

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