lentícula

See also: lenticula

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lenticula, diminutive of lēns (“lentil”). Doublet of lentilla and llentilla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [lənˈti.ku.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [lenˈti.ku.la]

Noun

lentícula f (plural lentícules)

1. contact lens

   Synonyms: lent de contacte, lentilla

Related terms

• lenticular
• llentilla

Further reading

• “lentícula”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lenticula. Doublet of lentilha.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lẽˈt͡ʃi.ku.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lẽˈt͡ʃi.ku.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /lẽˈt͡ʃi.ku.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lẽˈti.ku.lɐ/

Noun

lentícula f (plural lentículas)

1. (chiefly geology) diminutive of lente
2. (botany, rare) synonym of lenticela

Further reading

• “lentícula”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025