soczewka

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soczewka

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Clipping of soczewica + -ka.

• IPA^(key): /sɔˈt͡ʂɛf.ka/

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• Rhymes: -ɛfka
• Syllabification: so‧czew‧ka
• Homophone: Soczewka

soczewka f (related adjective soczewkowy)

1. lens (object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it)
2. lens (device which focuses or defocuses electron beams)
3. (anatomy) lens (transparent crystalline structure in the eye)
4. (chiefly in the plural, colloquial) Ellipsis of soczewka kontaktowa.

   Synonyms: kontakt, soczewka kontaktowa, szkło kontaktowe

5. (geology) lens, lentil (body of ore or rock that is thick in the middle and thin at the edges, resembling a convex lens in cross-section)

• soczewka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• soczewka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• soczewka in PWN's encyclopedia