# lensing

Pronunciation: say "LENZ-ing" /ˈlɛnzɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The focusing of light as if it were passing through a lens.
   - Simple: When something bends light and brings it together, the way a lens does.
   - _The lensing produced by the foreground galaxy magnified the faint object behind it._
   - _Subtle lensing in the survey data revealed mass that no telescope could see directly._
3. The process of shooting a film; the actual capture of its footage on camera. *(slang)*
   - Simple: The work of recording a movie with a camera.
   - _Principal lensing began once the entire cast had assembled on set._
   - _Most of the lensing happened at night to take advantage of the empty streets._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of lens. — present participle and gerund of lens
   - Simple: Present participle of lens. Use this form when the filming is happening right now.
   - _The director is lensing her new feature on location in Iceland._
   - _Independent producers often handle the lensing themselves to keep costs down._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/lensing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).