No. 5,420 in Dutch
lens
A "lens" in Dutch means a curved piece of glass or other transparent material that focuses or disperses light, or a component in optical devices.
In a sentence
Ik heb een nieuwe lens gekocht voor mijn camera.
I bought a new lens for my camera.
In this sentence, 'lens' refers to the optical element in a camera used for focusing light and capturing images.
Zonder bril kan ik zonder mijn lenzen niets zien.
Without my glasses, I can't see anything without my lenses.
Here, 'lenzen' refers to contact lenses used to correct vision.
De lens van de microscoop is beschadigd.
The lens of the microscope is damaged.
In this sentence, 'lens' is used to denote the optical component in a microscope used for magnifying small objects.
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