contact lens

See also: contactlens

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contact lens (plural contact lenses)

  1. A thin lens, made of flexible or rigid plastic, that is placed directly on to the eye to correct vision, used as an alternative to spectacles, or, if coloured, to change one's eye color cosmetically.

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  • ⇒ Cantonese: con (kon1, “contact lens”)

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