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title: lense — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «lense» in the school dictionary: «Lense» is a common misspelling of «lens». A lens is a curved piece of glass or clear plastic that bends light to make things look bigger, smaller or clearer, as in glasses, cameras, microscopes and the eye. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pra
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# lense

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**Who acts:** Lense, lens, clear plastic, things, correct spelling, magnifying glass · **What happens:** be, bend, make, look, not lense, magnify · **To what, where:** common misspelling, curved piece, light, things, lens, convex lens

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«lense» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [lense in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lense.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Lense» is a common misspelling of «lens». A lens is a curved piece of glass or clear plastic that bends light to make things look bigger, smaller or clearer, as in glasses, cameras, microscopes and the eye.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* «Lense» is a common misspelling of «lens».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lense:m1:1
# text = «Lense» is a common misspelling of «lens».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Lense	Lense	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	misspelling	misspelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	lens	lens	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Lense | a common misspelling |  |  |  | of lens | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* A lens is a curved piece of glass or clear plastic that bends light to make things look bigger, smaller or clearer, as in glasses, cameras, microscopes and the eye.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lense:m1:2
# text = A lens is a curved piece of glass or clear plastic that bends light to make things look bigger, smaller or clearer, as in glasses, cameras, microscopes and the eye.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lens	lens	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	curved	curved	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	bends	bend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
17	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
18	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	_
19	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	18	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	19	conj	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	clearer	clear	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
25	as	as	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	glasses	glass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
29	cameras	camera	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
31	microscopes	microscope	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	conj	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a lens | a curved piece or clear plastic |  |  |  | of glass | tree rules |
| 2 | **bend** | present | clear plastic | light |  |  |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent light=Material |
| 3 | **make** | to-infinitive | clear plastic *not said here* | things |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **look** | infinitive | things *not said here* |  |  |  |  | as glasses and cameras and microscopes and the eye; big *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The correct spelling is «lens», not «lense».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lense:x1:1
# text = The correct spelling is «lens», not «lense».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	lens	lens	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	lense	lense	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | the correct spelling | lens |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **lense** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A magnifying glass has a convex lens.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lense:x2:1
# text = A magnifying glass has a convex lens.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	magnifying	magnify	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	amod	_	_
3	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	convex	convex	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	lens	lens	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **magnify** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **have** | present | a magnifying glass | a convex lens |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lens=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The camera lens was dirty, so the photo was blurry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lense:x3:1
# text = The camera lens was dirty, so the photo was blurry.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	camera	camera	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	lens	lens	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	dirty	dirty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	blurry	blurry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the camera lens |  |  |  |  | dirty *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | the photo |  |  |  |  | blurry *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My sister wears contact lenses instead of glasses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lense:x4:1
# text = My sister wears contact lenses instead of glasses.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wears	wear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	contact	contact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	lenses	lens	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	glasses	glass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | present | My sister | contact lenses |  |  |  | instead glasses | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent lens=Source |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lens in your eye focuses light onto the back of the eye.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lense:x5:1
# text = The lens in your eye focuses light onto the back of the eye.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lens	lens	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	focuses	focus	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **focus** | present | the lens in your eye | light |  | the back of the eye |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A microscope uses lenses to make tiny things look big.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lense:x6:1
# text = A microscope uses lenses to make tiny things look big.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	microscope	microscope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	lenses	lens	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
10	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | a microscope | lenses |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lens=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | a microscope *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **look** | present | tiny things |  |  |  |  | big *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Do not leave a lens in the sun on dry grass; it can start a fire.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lense:x7:1
# text = Do not leave a lens in the sun on dry grass; it can start a fire.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lens	lens	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	start	start	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **leave** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | a lens |  | the sun |  | on dry grass | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent lens=Theme in sun=Location |
| 2 | **start** | can | lens | a fire |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fire=Eventuality |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Clean your glasses' lenses with a soft cloth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lense:x8:1
# text = Clean your glasses' lenses with a soft cloth.
1	Clean	clean	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	glasses	glass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	'	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	lenses	lens	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clean** | imperative | you *not said here* | your glasses's lenses |  |  |  | with a soft cloth | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent lens=Patient with cloth=Instrument |

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