"lensing" means: The focussing of light as if by a lens.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
lensing
The focussing of light as if by a lens.
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BlueskyMay 2026
Thank you so much. I am learning about zoom lensing. I am used to short lenses.
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BlueskyMay 2026
Einstein predicted gravitational lensing, and this image proves it. – jwstdeepfield.jpg – Learn how → https://www.jameswebbdiscovery.com/astronomy-news/james-webb-deep-field-image Have you heard about this? #Physics…
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BlueskyMay 2026
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Nov 9, 2023) NASA’s Webb and Hubble combine forces to showcase the MACS0416 galaxy cluster, a colorful tapestry of galaxies shaped by gravitational lensing. flic.kr/p/2pe…
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BlueskyMay 2026
Euclid preparation. CosmoPostProcess: A simulation calibrated framework for weak lensing selection bias in richness-selected galaxy clusters https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.02723 Euclid Collaboration et al.
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BlueskyMay 2026
Hadronic lensing https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.02807 Fabrizio Canfora, Cristóbal Corral, Borja Diez.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(slang) The process of shooting a film.
: Directed in low-down, good-spirited vulgar fashion by Bob (“Porky's") Clark, who took over from Don Zimmerman after two weeks of lensing, film is a genuine oddball.
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“NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Flickr (Nov 9, 2023) NASA’s Webb and Hubble combine forces to showcase the MACS0416 galaxy cluster, a colorful tapestry of galaxies shaped by gravitational lensing. flic.kr/p/2peMB4T”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
The focussing of light as if by a lens.
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"lensing" means: The focussing of light as if by a lens.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
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"lensing" means: The focussing of light as if by a lens.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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“Thank you so much. I am learning about zoom lensing. I am used to short lenses.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Einstein predicted gravitational lensing, and this image proves it. – jwstdeepfield.jpg – Learn how → https://www.jameswebbdiscovery.com/astronomy-news/james-webb-deep-field-image Have you heard about this? #Physics #Artemis #NASA #FunFact”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Euclid preparation. CosmoPostProcess: A simulation calibrated framework for weak lensing selection bias in richness-selected galaxy clusters https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.02723 Euclid Collaboration et al.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Hadronic lensing https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.02807 Fabrizio Canfora, Cristóbal Corral, Borja Diez.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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