Meaning of lēca | Babel Free

Definitions

1. lentils, lens (plant of the genus Lens, cultivated for their edible seeds; the seeds of these plants)
   declension-4, feminine, plural, usually
2. locative singular of lēca
   feminine, form-of, locative, singular
3. lens (a clear, transparent body in various forms, usually made of glass, used to change the direction of incoming light rays so as to produce images)
   declension-4, feminine
4. (crystalline) lens (part of the eye)
   declension-4, feminine

Equivalents

Examples

“vārīt lēcas”

to boil, to cook lentils

“briljants lēcas grauda formā”

a diamond in the form of a lentil seed

“lēcas kultivē cilvēku uzturam no visssenākiem laikiem”

one has cultivated lentils for human consumption since the most ancient times

“izliekta lēca”

convex lens

“ieliekta lēca”

concave lens

“kontakta lēca, kontaktlēca”

contact lens

“visus refrakcijas anomālijas veidus mēs labojam ar speciāli pagatavotām stikla lēcām”

all types of refraction anomalies we (can) correct with specially prepared glass lenses

“acs ābolā ir četras caurspīdīgas vides: radzene, ūdeņainais šķidrums, lēca un stiklveida ķermenis”

the eyeball has four transparent environments: the cornea, the aqueous humor, the (crystlline) lens and the vitreous body (= humor)

“lēcas centrālā daļa novietota tieši pretī varavīksnenes atverei”

the central part of the (crystalline) lens is located directly in front of the iris opening

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