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lente

lens

noun LEN-teh Rare
Body & Health Senses

Origin: From Latin 'lens, lentis' (lentil), as a lens resembles a lentil seed in shape.

Also means

slow (adjective)

Usage Note

Lente as a noun means an optical lens — lenti a contatto (contact lenses), lente d'ingrandimento (magnifying glass). It is feminine; the plural is lenti. The form lente is also the feminine plural of the regular adjective lento (slow), so context distinguishes the senses.

Examples

"Hai perso una lente a contatto."

Natural Translation

You have lost a contact lens.

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