Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lenticular

/lɛnˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: lentic-u-lar
IPA: /lɛnˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a lens.

adj

Shaped like a biconvex lens.

adj

Relating to a lenticular image.

adj

Covered in lenticels.

noun

Ellipsis of lenticular image.

noun

Ellipsis of lenticular galaxy.

Example Sentences

"The sporophyte foot is also characteristic: it is very broad and more or less lenticular or disciform, as broad or broader than the calyptra stalk[…]"
"The [Royal Albert] bridge itself has approach viaducts on each side, before two 455ft lenticular trusses span the main part of the river, which is 80ft below."
"lenticular photography"
"But establishment on the fringes of everyday practice doesn't mean lenticular photography is a failure. On the contrary, the process manifests resounding cultural success through its longevity."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English lenticular, lenticuler, borrowed from Medieval Latin lenticulāris (“lentil-shaped”), from Latin lenticula, from lēns + -cula, ultimately from Latin lēns (“lentil”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: lenticular, lenticulāris, lenticula, lēns
Suffix: lēns

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /lɛnˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/
British English: /lɛnˈtɪk.jʊ.lə/

Inflected Forms

more lenticular (comparative) most lenticular (superlative) lenticulars (plural)

Derived Forms

bilenticular capsulolenticular circumlenticular corneolenticular extralenticular hepatolenticular iridolenticular lenticularly nonlenticular perilenticular retrolenticular semilenticular

Phrases

lenticular bracket lenticular cloud lenticular galaxy lenticular image lenticular nucleus lenticular printing

Frequently Paired Words

lens lensoidal lenticel

Synonyms

lentiform biconvex convexo-convex

Rhymes With

particular perpendicular curricular vehicular extracurricular testicular ventricular follicular articular funicular reticular vesicular

Questions

How do you pronounce lenticular?: The recorded pronunciation is /lɛnˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/.
What does lenticular mean?: Of or pertaining to a lens.
Where does lenticular come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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