having the shape of a double-convex lens
shaped like a biconvex lens.
Latin - lens, lentil Clouds having a lens or almond shape, usually elongated and with well-defined outlines. Occurs when a moist airstream crosses a mountain barrier, resulting in waves in the flow. Lenticular clouds form at the crest of the wave when the moisture in the air condenses. Lenticular clouds are most commonly seen in either stratocumulus or altocumulus.
a. (L. lenticula, a lentil) shaped like a double-convex lens.
Neurosurgical instrument used to elevate fragments of skull. (L. lenticula, a lentil)
convex on both sides; lentil-shaped
L. lenticula, a lentil. Relating or resembling a lens. Lenticular nucleus (putamen and globus pallidus) is so-named because of its resemblance to a lens.
lens-shaped; of the shape of a doubly convex lens.
like a double convex lens in form.
(Seed form) Lens-shaped, resembling a double conves lens.
It is term used for the lens shaped body of rock.
shaped like a lens, convex on both sides
Screen surface comprised of a geometric embossing pattern. The shape of the pattern affects view\angle performance and reflection of ambient light.
A screen surface that has an embossed geometric shaped pattern that affects view/angle performance and reflection of ambient light.
A lens-shaped deposit having roughly the form of a double convex lens.
A large cloud system that caps the...
A lens-shaped cloud usually associated with lee waves; Clouds shaped like lenses or almonds that are occasionally iridescent. Lenticularis clouds are usually orographic; however, they may also occur in regions with level terrain. Applies mainly to cirrocumulus, altocumulus, and stratocumulus.
Lenticular clouds are lens or ufo shaped clouds that form on top of or on the leeward side of mountains, often in wave patterns. they are indicative of VERY high winds and are usually seen on otherwise clear days.(Adrian has stood immediately below a lenticular and felt only a light breeze, continued up 100 feet into the cloud and was blown to his knees!)