different between lensoidal vs lenticular

English

Etymology

lens +? -oid +? -al

Adjective

lensoidal (comparative more lensoidal, superlative most lensoidal)

1. (geometry) Of a lenticular shaped geometry.
2. (geology) Of a small geologic unit or feature that pinches out laterally, and/or has a lenticular shape in profile view.

Anagrams

• Daniellos, load lines

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lenticul?ris (“lentil-shaped”), from l?ns (“a lentil”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /l?n?t?k.j?.l?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /l?n?t?k.j?.l?/
• Rhymes: -?kj?l?(?)

Adjective

lenticular (comparative more lenticular, superlative most lenticular)

1. Of or pertaining to a lens.
2. Shaped like a biconvex lens.
3. Relating to a lenticular image.

Synonyms

• (shaped like a biconvex lens): lentiform

Related terms

• extralenticular
• lens
• lensoidal
• lenticel

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

lenticular (plural lenticulars)

1. A lenticular image.
2. A lenticular galaxy.

Translations

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lenticularis.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: len?ti?cu?lar

Adjective

lenticular m or f (plural lenticulares, comparable)

1. lenticular

Romanian

Etymology

From French lenticulaire, from Latin lenticularis.

Adjective

lenticular m or n (feminine singular lenticular?, masculine plural lenticulari, feminine and neuter plural lenticulare)

1. lenticular

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lenticularis.

Adjective

lenticular (plural lenticulares)

1. lenticular