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lens . ( Of the lat. )( lens, lentis , lentils). 1. amb. Object transparent, usually of glass, used in optical instruments to deflect the trajectory of light rays and form images. Or m. f. 2. amb. lens equipped with armor which is placed near the eye to correct vision defects. U m in pl. lens of contact. 1. amb. Disk small plastic or glass, concave on one side and convex on the other, to be apl ICA directly on the cornea to correct refractive errors of the eye. look at something with lens s of increase. 1. loc. verb. Colloq. Exaggerate its flaws or qualities.