See Also: lenticular(dictionary)
lenticular(medicine)
lenticular vesicle(medicine)
lenticular syphilid(medicine)
lenticular papillae(medicine)
lenticular nucleus(medicine)
lenticular loop(medicine)
lenticular knife(medicine)
lenticular ganglion(medicine)
lenticular fossa(medicine)

lenticular (iou)



lenticular adjective & noun. LME.
[Latin lenticularis, formed as LENTICULE: see -AR1.]
A. adjective.
Shaped like a lentil or a (usu. biconvex) lens. LME.
Of or pertaining to a lens; using a lens or lenses. L19.
Photography. (Of a film, screen, etc.) embossed with minute, usu. cylindrical, lenses so that two or more images can be interspersed; designating a method of colour photography using such a film together with filters. M20.
Special collocations: lenticular cloud Meteorology a lens-shaped cloud with sharp, occas. iridescent, outlines usu. associated with lee waves. lenticular galaxy Astronomy: having a flattened shape and dense centre like a spiral galaxy, but without spiral arms. lenticular gland Botany = LENTICEL. lenticular nucleus Anatomy = LENTIFORM nucleus.
B. noun. A surgical knife with a lenticular shape. LME-E19.
lenticu'larity noun lenticular form or quality E20.