contact lens
noun
: a thin lens designed to fit over the cornea and usually worn to correct defects in vision
Examples of contact lens in a Sentence
She wears contact lenses more often than glasses.
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Advent is reportedly nearing a deal to acquire the mainland Chinese operations of contact lens maker Ginko International.
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Richard Collings, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
The CooperVision plant, one of the largest contact lens manufacturing facilities in the world, resumed operations in a few days.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 17 July 2024
In 2017, Chaos Computer Club, which bills itself as Europe’s largest association of hackers dedicated to making the public aware of data security issues, showed that the iris scanner on the Samsung Galaxy S8 could be deceived by using a photograph of an iris with a contact lens laid on top of it.
—Adam Czajka, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Aug. 2019
This hypoallergenic formula is a smart choice for contact lens wearers.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 24 Dec. 2024
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Richard Collings, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
The CooperVision plant, one of the largest contact lens manufacturing facilities in the world, resumed operations in a few days.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 17 July 2024
In 2017, Chaos Computer Club, which bills itself as Europe’s largest association of hackers dedicated to making the public aware of data security issues, showed that the iris scanner on the Samsung Galaxy S8 could be deceived by using a photograph of an iris with a contact lens laid on top of it.
—Adam Czajka, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Aug. 2019
This hypoallergenic formula is a smart choice for contact lens wearers.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Contact lens.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contact%20lens. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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contact lens
noun
con·tact lens
ˌkän-ˌtakt- 
: a thin lens designed to fit over the cornea and usually worn to correct defects in vision
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