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The term "Lentille verte du Puy" is protected throughout the European Union (EU) and UK as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), and in France as an appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC). In the EU, the term may only be used to designate lentils that come from the prefecture of Le Puy (most notably in the commune of Le Puy-en-Velay ) in ...
The lentil (Vicia lens or Lens culinaris) is a legume; it is an annual plant grown for its lens-shaped edible seeds, also called lentils.It is about 40 cm (16 in) tall, and the seeds grow in pods, usually with two seeds in each.
Lens shown next to a road. In geology, a lens or lentil is a body of ore or rock that is thick in the middle and thin at the edges, resembling a convex lens in cross-section. [1]
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Lenticular lenses are sometimes used as corrective lenses for improving vision. A bifocal lens could be considered a simple example.. Lenticular eyeglass lenses have been employed to correct extreme hyperopia (farsightedness), a condition often created by cataract surgery when lens implants are not possible.
Different kinds of camera lenses, including wide angle, telephoto and speciality. A camera lens (also known as photographic lens or photographic objective) is an optical lens or assembly of lenses (compound lens) used in conjunction with a camera body and mechanism to make images of objects either on photographic film or on other media capable of storing an image chemically or electronically.
The einzel lens principle in a simplified form was also used as a focusing mechanism in display and television cathode ray tubes, [3] [4] and has the advantage of providing a good sharply focused spot throughout the useful life of the tube's electron gun, with minimal or no readjustment needed (many monochrome TVs did not have or need focus controls), although in high-resolution monochrome ...
Stanhope lens with case, early 1800s. A Stanhope lens is a simple, one-piece microscope invented by Charles, the third Earl of Stanhope.It is a cylinder of glass with each end curved outwards, one being more convex than the other.