lensing

SayLENZ-ing/ˈlɛnzɪŋ/

3 meanings of lensing

1
noununcountable
When something bends light and brings it together, the way a lens does.
Like a magnifying glass bending sunlight into one bright spot.
Astronomers spotted lensing around the distant cluster of galaxies.
The gravitational lensing stretched the background starlight into bright arcs.
2
verb
Present participle of lens. Use this form when the filming is happening right now.
The crew is lensing the final scenes in Morocco this week.
Lensing the desert chase took the team almost three months.
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3
nounslanguncountable
The work of recording a movie with a camera.
Like all the camera work that goes into making a movie.
The lensing wrapped ahead of schedule despite the bad weather.
She handled the lensing for three small movies last year.
Similarfilming, shooting, photography
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lensing is a form of lens

lens, verb: To film or record something with a camera. Full entry

Forms: lenslenses he/she/itlensing -ing formlensed past tense, past participle
Spelling: lens → lensing: add -ing

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