macro lens

noun

: a camera lens designed to focus at very short distances with up to life-size magnification of the image

Examples of macro lens in a Sentence

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The main camera includes optical image stabilization and is joined by a 13MP ultra-wide lens with an integrated macro lens, as well as a 32MP front camera for selfies. Sarah Lord, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025 Crucially, this uses the main camera lens rather than the ultrawide lens or a dedicated macro lens used by other smartphones from several manufacturers. Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025 This is joined by a 20-MP night-vision camera (not color) for revealing hidden secrets in the shadows, as well as a 2-MP macro lens. New Atlas, 19 Feb. 2025 The macro lens has an even harder time capturing detail. PCMAG, 30 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for macro lens

Word History

Etymology

macro-, from the fact that the focal length is greater than normal

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of macro lens was in 1961

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“Macro lens.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/macro%20lens. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.

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macro lens

noun
: a camera lens designed to focus at very short distances and producing up to life-size images
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