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contact lens
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contact lens
n.
A thin plastic or glass lens that is fitted over the cornea of the eye to correct various vision defects.
contact lens
n
(Medicine) a thin convex lens, usually of plastic, which floats on the layer of tears in front of the cornea to correct defects of vision
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Noun1.contact lens - a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medicationcontact lens - a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
contact
lens, lens system, lense - a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
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contact lens n (-es (pl)) → lente f a contatto
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