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LENS HOOD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera
Synonyms:
hood; lens hood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("lens hood" is a kind of...):
attachment (a supplementary part or accessory)
Holonyms ("lens hood" is a part of...):
camera; photographic camera (equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other))
camera; television camera; tv camera (television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam)
