Adjacent Words

Lenticular definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LENTIC'ULAR, a. [L. lenticularis, from lens, supra.]
1. Resembling a lentil.
2. Having the form of a lens; lentiform.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: convex on both sides; shaped like a lentil [syn: biconvex, convexo-convex, lenticular, lentiform]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin lenticularis lentil-shaped, from lenticula lentil Date: 15th century 1. having the shape of a double-convex lens 2. of or relating to a lens 3. provided with or utilizing lenticules <a lenticular screen>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 shaped like a lentil or a biconvex lens. 2 of the lens of the eye. Etymology: L lenticularis (as LENTIL)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lenticular Len*tic"u*lar (-l[~e]r), a. [L. lenticularis: cf. F. lenticulaire. See Lenticel.] Resembling a lentil in size or form; having the form of a double-convex lens.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. See lentiform