Meaning Of The Word Contact lens

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What's The Definition Of Contact lens?

contact lens
Contact lenses are small plastic lenses that you put on the surface of your eyes to help you see better, instead of wearing glasses.

contact lens in American English
a tiny, thin correctional lens worn directly over the cornea of the eye: the lens floats on a film of tears
noun: one of a pair of small plastic disks that are held in place over the cornea by surface tension and correct vision defects inconspicuously

contact lens in British English
noun: a thin convex lens, usually of plastic, which floats on the layer of tears in front of the cornea to correct defects of vision

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