lenticular

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   shaped like a lens, especially convex on both sides

   A lenticular bubble was trapped between the two layers of ice.

2. 2
   adj

   relating to lenses or to an image that changes when viewed from different angles

   The postcard used lenticular printing to alternate between two pictures.

From Medieval Latin lenticularis, 'lentil-shaped,' based on Latin lenticula, a diminutive of lens, 'lentil.' The resemblance of a biconvex lens to a lentil gave the word its scientific shape sense and, later, its optical and image-printing uses.

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