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lenticular

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len·tic·u·lar  (ln-tky-lr)
adj.
1. Shaped like a biconvex lens.
2. Of or relating to a lens.
[Latin lenticulris, lentil-shaped, from lenticula, lentil; see lentil.]
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Adj.1.lenticular - convex on both sides; shaped like a lentil
biconvex, convexo-convex, lentiform
bulging, convex - curving or bulging outward


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Light and view were given by means of four thick lenticular glass scuttles, two pierced in the circular wall itself, the third in the bottom, the fourth in the top.
From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
Fore and aft rose two cages of medium height with inclined sides, and partly closed by thick lenticular glasses; one destined for the steersman who directed the Nautilus, the other containing a brilliant lantern to give light on the road.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
Other plates, closely fitted, covered the lenticular glasses, and the travelers, hermetically enclosed in their metal prison, were plunged in profound darkness.
Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
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