Lenticular

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /lÉ›nˈtɪk.jÊŠ.lÉ™/
• US IPA: /lÉ›nˈtɪk.jÉ™.lÉš/

Origin

From Latin lenticulāris ("lentil-shaped"), from lēns ("a lentil").

Full definition of lenticular

Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to a lens.
2. Shaped like a biconvex lens.
• Schuster Hepaticae V|5The sporophyte foot is also characteristic: it is very broad and more or less lenticular or disciform, as broad or broader than the calyptra stalk...
3. Relating to a lenticular image.

Synonyms

• (shaped like a biconvex lens) lentiform

Related terms

• lens
• lensoidal
• lenticel

Noun

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