Lens vs. Lense — What's the Difference?

When contemplating the correct spelling between lens and lense, recall that "sense" uses an “s” and not “se” at the end, similarly "lens" is correct.

The word "pens" could be a mnemonic since it also ends in "ens" just like lens.

Rhyme “lens” with “pens” to retain the proper spelling in memory.

Consider that the shorter word “lens” is the accurate one, adhering to the concept of brevity in spelling.

Imagine a camera and remember it has a "lens" not “lense” by linking lens directly to common devices.

A lens is a transparent optical component with one or two curved surfaces, usually made of glass or plastic.

Lense is an incorrect spelling of lens.

In a biological context, the lens refers to the transparent elastic structure situated behind the iris of the eye.

For eyeglasses, the lens refers to the piece of glass or plastic, often prescription, that aids in vision.

In a metaphorical use, lens can mean a method or device through which something is perceived or observed.

A ground or molded piece of glass, plastic, or other transparent material with opposite surfaces either or both of which are curved, by means of which light rays are refracted so that they converge or diverge to form an image.

A combination of two or more such pieces, sometimes with other optical devices such as prisms, used to form an image for viewing or photographing.Also called compound lens.

A thin piece of glass or plastic, as on a pair of sunglasses, that transmits light without refraction.

A device or phenomenon (such as a gravitational field) that causes light or other radiation to converge or diverge by an action analogous to that of a lens.

A transparent, biconvex structure in the eye of a vertebrate or cephalopod that is located between the iris and the vitreous humor and focuses light rays entering through the pupil to form an image on the retina.

A similar structure in many invertebrates.

(Informal)To make a photograph or movie of.

To bend or distort (light, for example) by means of a lens, especially a gravitational field.

An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.

A device which focuses or defocuses electron beams.

(geometry) A convex shape bounded by two circular arcs, joined at their endpoints, the corresponding concave shape being a lune.

(biology) A genus of the legume family; its bean.

(anatomy) The transparent crystalline structure in the eye.

(earth science) A body of rock, ice, or water shaped like a convex lens.

(programming) A construct used in statically-typed functional programming languages to access nested data structures.

A way of looking, literally or figuratively, at something.

To film, shoot.

(geology) To become thinner towards the edges.

A piece of glass, or other transparent substance, ground with two opposite regular surfaces, either both curved, or one curved and the other plane, and commonly used, either singly or combined, in optical instruments, for changing the direction of rays of light, and thus magnifying objects, or otherwise modifying vision. In practice, the curved surfaces are usually spherical, though rarely cylindrical, or of some other figure.

A transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images

Genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils

(metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood;

Biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; it focuses light waves on the retina

Electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons

In a photography context, a lens is a specially shaped piece of glass used in cameras to focus light and create an image.

Lentil (from Latin “lens”).

An “e” is used before lens.

/lɛnz/

Various prepositions like "through," "with," or "of" can be used with "lens," depending on the context.

The word "lens" is derived from the Latin word "lentil," due to the similarity in shape.

Lens

Neutral

Lens does not have a verb form.

Lenses

Any conjunction may be used with "lens" depending on the sentence (e.g., and, or, but).

Both "a" and "the" can be used with "lens," depending on the context.

No

No

It can be used as a direct object, for example, "He cleaned the lens."

It does not divide as it is only one syllable.

It has only one syllable, so that syllable is stressed.

One

Objective (in certain contexts, such as photography)

No

It is not a vowel or a consonant; it is a word (noun).

It can be used metaphorically, as in "viewing through a different lens."

Noun

No

"The photographer adjusted the lens to capture the perfect shot."

Yes

No

Noun

There isn’t a direct antonym but "obscure" or "block" might be used in certain contexts.

Determiners like "the," "this," and "my" can be used with "lens," depending on the context.