lenticular

adjective

len·tic·u·lar len-ˈti-kyə-lər

: having the shape of a double-convex lens

: of or relating to a lens

: provided with or utilizing lenticules

a lenticular screen

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"Lentil-shaped"—that's the meaning of Latin lenticularis, the parent of English's lenticular. It's an appropriate predecessor because a double-convex lens is one that is curved on both sides, giving it a shape similar to that of a lentil. English speakers borrowed the Latin term in the 15th century. Lenticularis, in turn, derives from lenticula, which is the source of the English word lentil and a diminutive of the Latin form lent-, lens, meaning "lentil." You probably won't be too surprised to learn that lent-, lens also gave English the word lens.

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Francisco Negroni's 'Earth and Sky' captures a double lenticular cloud at sundown, lit by the Villarrica volcano. —

Rachel Raposas, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025 The volcano’s light illuminates a double lenticular cloud, or a UFO-like cloud formation created when a mountain disturbs air flow and creates standing waves above it. —

Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025 Day 3 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: The Hubble Space Telescope brings us this nearly edge-on view of the lenticular galaxy NGC 4753. —

Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2024 Perhaps earmark some of those funds for a reissue of the Beastie Boys’ third album, Ill Communication, which is out now in a massive presentation across three 180g LPs with lenticular cover art and 12 bonus cuts and remixes, all stored in a hard slipcase. —

Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lenticular